Lighter

Grade or Heavier?
1 Maths lesson 12.1
- Mass and capacity

Teacher Bram
 Learning Objectives

• Use familiar language to describe mass such as heavy, light, less and more.
• Use familiar language to describe capacity such as full, empty less and more.

Success Criteria

• Learners will be able to use familiar language to describe mass

• Learners will be able to use familiar language to describe capacity
 What Is Weight?
Weight is how heavy something is.
Some things are really heavy, like an
elephant.
Some things are really light, like a
feather.
Weight is measured using a balance or
scales.

Have a look at the next few slides and see if you can identify
which object is heavier and which is lighter.
Heavy Objects
Light Objects
Which Animal Is Heavier?
Which Object is Lighter?
Which is heavier the rice or the cheese?
 What Is Capacity?
Capacity is the amount that something can hold.

You might see

pencil pots,
packed lunch
Look around
boxes or paint
your home and bottles.
you will see lots
of different kinds You will also see
lots of different
of containers. containers at
home.
Capacity Vocabulary
Click on the words below to see their meaning.

Full Half empty

Empty Nearly full

Half full Nearly empty

It’s quiz time……..
Question 1
It takes 10 cups of water to fill this bucket.
How many cups will it take for the bucket to be half full?

a. 4 cups

b. 7 cups

c. 5 cups

d. 9 cups

Half of 10 is 5. So to fill half the bucket, you need 5 cups of water.

Question 2
This jug contains 4 litres of water when it is full.
Estimate how much water is in the jug.

a. 1 litre

b. 2 litres

c. 3 litres

d. 4 litres

The jug is approximately half full. Half of 4 is 2.

Question 3

The stapler weighs 4

marbles. The pencil case weighs
6 marbles.

The stapler is lighter than the pencil case.

Question 4

The paint tin weighs The tablet weighs 18 marbles.

15 marbles.

The tablet is heavier than the paint tin.

So let’s remember …………………
Now draw the bottles and add the right amount
of water to them