Lesson · Grade 3 · Mathematics
Millilitres and Litres: Filling a 1 Litre Jug
- Grade 3
- Mathematics
- 1 min 2 s
- British Columbia
- BC3-MA-23
Small amounts are measured in millilitres: a teaspoon holds about 5 mL and a small cup holds 100 mL, so the video pours ten of these cups into an empty measuring jug while the water climbs past the 100, 200, 300 … 1000 marks. Ten cups fill the jug, so it holds 1000 mL, which is the same as 1 litre, and the video ends on the recap 1 L = 1000 mL.
Concept: Millilitres and litres
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
How much water does this jug hold?
We measure small amounts in millilitres, or mL for short.
Transcript
What the lesson says
How much water does this jug hold?
We measure small amounts in millilitres, or mL for short.
A teaspoon holds about 5 millilitres.
This small cup holds 100 millilitres.
Let's fill the jug, one cup at a time.
Each cup adds 100 millilitres.
Two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, one thousand.
Ten cups fill the jug.
So the jug holds 1000 millilitres.
We measure bigger amounts in litres, or L for short.
1000 millilitres is the same as 1 litre.
Remember, 1 litre is 1000 millilitres.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 3
Mathematics, Geometry and measurement: measurement, using standard units (linear, mass, and capacity)BC3-MA-23
Previous: Grams and KilogramsNext: Perimeter: the distance around a shape
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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