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Holds more, holds less
Joyful Mathematics: Chapter 7
GoalSay which container holds more and which holds less.
New words
holds · has room forholds more · has room for more waterholds less · has room for less water
Explanation
Some pots hold more water than others. A teapot is filled by 4 cups. A bucket is filled by 9 cups. The bucket holds more than the teapot. The teapot holds less than the bucket. To find out, fill a small cup again and again and count the cups.
Worked examples
A jug is filled by 5 glasses of water.
A big pot is filled by 8 glasses of water. The big pot holds more than the jug.
A jug holds more than a cup.
Class activity
Pour and count. Use a small cup and two other containers, such as a bowl and a pot. Fill each container with sand or rice, one cup at a time, and count the cups. Which container needed more cups? Which holds more? Ask a grown-up to help if you use water.
Practice
1
Which holds more?
The bowl.
2
Pot A is filled by 3 cups. Pot B is filled by 7 cups. Which pot holds more?
Pot B.
3
Which holds less, a bucket or a mug?
The mug.
4
A jug holds 6 glasses. A pot holds 9 glasses. Which holds less?
The jug.
5
If a bottle holds more than a cup, which is bigger?
The bottle.