Name: ______________________
MEASUREMENT: MASS AND CAPACITY
Don’t forget to play Drip & Drag and Play-A-Weigh. Go to mathfrog.ca for the link.
REMEMBER!
Mass measures the amount of matter in an object.
The units gram (g) and kilogram (kg) are used to measure mass.
1 kg = 1000 g
Capacity measures the amount of liquid a container can hold.
The units litre (L) and millilitre (mL) are used to measure capacity.
1 L = 1000 mL
1. Circle the most appropriate unit to measure each object. The first one has been done for you.
OBJECT
BEST UNIT OF
MEASUREMENT
Lamb
BEST UNIT OF
MEASUREMENT
Cup of hot
chocolate
g
kg
Juice box
mL
L
L
mL
kg
L
BEST UNIT OF
MEASUREMENT
g
kg
Gas in a car’s
gas tank.
g
kg
Bicycle
g
OBJECT
Pencil
Banana
mL
Water in a
swimming
pool.
OBJECT
mL
L
Coins
g
mL
kg
L
g
mL
kg
L
2. List three objects at home or in your classroom that you might measure with each unit.
a. gram ____________________________________________________________________
b. kilogram _________________________________________________________________
c. litre _____________________________________________________________________
d. millilitre _________________________________________________________________
Expectations: i) Select and justify the most appropriate standard unit. ii) Estimate, measure and record the mass and capacity of objects using grams
and kilograms or litres and millilitres. iii) Compare and order a collection of objects using standard units of mass and capacity.
3. While at the grocery store, Rachel and her mother purchased everything on their list.
a. Which item has the smallest mass?
Grocery List
Flour . . . . . . . 3.2 kg
Cheese . . . . . . 350 g
Apple . . . . . . . . 85 g
Bread . . . . . . . 700 g
Eggs . . . . . . . . 950 g
Sugar . . . . . . . 4.5 kg
Chicken . . . . . 1.4 kg
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b. Which item has the greatest mass?
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c. Which product has a mass closest to 1 kg?
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d. Rachel can carry just 4kg. Which combinations of groceries could she carry home in her
knapsack?
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4. Lee is mixing grape juice. He has a 350 mL can of juice and must add three more cans of water.
His pitcher has a capacity of 1 L. Will Lee’s juice fit in his pitcher? Explain why or why not.
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5. Mr. Blake is making peanut butter sandwiches for his class.
He uses 50 g of peanut butter for each sandwich. He has a 2
kg jar of peanut butter. How many sandwiches can he make?
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DID YOU KNOW?
The world’s largest
birthday cake had a mass
of more than 58 000 kg.
6. At her campfire, Maria is planning to have 15 g of hotdogs, 85 kg of marshmallows and 50 mL
of hot cocoa to share with her seven friends. Are her estimates reasonable? Explain.
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TRY THIS!
Granny is baking, but her ingredients and measurements are mixed up. Use the clues below to help
Granny complete the chart. Use each ingredient and measurement just once. Her ingredients are
cinnamon, apples, chocolate chips, and bananas. Her measurements are 100 g, 250 g, 500 g, and 1 kg.
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The chocolate chips do not go into the squares.
Ingredient Measurement
The pie contains more than 400g of fruit.
Pie
The largest measurement goes into the cookies.
The tarts have a larger measurement than the squares. Tarts
Everyone loves Granny’s famous banana cookies.
Squares
Cookies
Expectations: i) Select and justify the most appropriate standard unit. ii) Estimate, measure and record the mass and capacity of objects using grams
and kilograms or litres and millilitres. iii) Compare and order a collection of objects using standard units of mass and capacity.