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Measurement: Capacity

Measurement: Capacity. History. The Babylonians' unit of weight was the ka and the gur . The gur equaled to about 80 gallons. These were the earliest known units given for weight.

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Measurement: Capacity

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  1. Measurement:Capacity

  2. History The Babylonians' unit of weight was the ka and the gur. The gur equaled to about 80 gallons. These were the earliest known units given for weight. The Hebrews' units were the bat, log, and the hin. Like the customary system, the Hebrews had units to measure both dry and wet substances. Inherited by Medieval Europe, the Roman system developed the pinte to measure liquid and the quart to measure dry substances. The US still used "Queen Anne's gallon," which was discarded from the British in 1824 until they later adopted the bushel. The bushel was also derived by the British and was called,"Winchester bushel." The relationship between these two units (the gallon and the bushel) are almost equivalent. Information found at: www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/capacity/capacity.html

  3. Units of Capacity Within the customary system, the common units for measuring capacity are fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. A coke drink is about 12 fluid ounces. A regular cup of coffee is about one cup. A can of oil for the car is about one quart. A large milk container is about a gallon. From smallest to greatest the capacity measurements range from: Fluid OuncesCupsPintsQuartsGallons Information found at: www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/capacity/capacity.html

  4. Reading a Measuring Cup Most measuring cups have two scales on them. It is normally labeled in cups and ounces. The side marked in cups is labeled with fractions. Dry foods are measured using cups and ounces measure liquids. A measuring cup is mostly used when baking or cooking food. If an ingredient is not measured accurately, the food can turn out wrong or even burnt. A shows 1 3/4 cups = 14 ounces B shows 1 cup = 8 ounces C shows 1/2 cup = 4 ounces Information found at: www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/capacity/capacity.html

  5. Conversion Chart • MEASURES OF CAPACITY • 1 cup (c.) = 8 fluid ounces (fl. oz.) • 1 pint (pt.) = 2 cups (c.) • 1 quart (qt.) = 4 cups (c.) • 1 quart (qt.) = 2 pints (pt.) • 1 gallon (gal.) = 4 quarts (qt.) • When converting any unit of measurements if you want: • To change to a larger unit, divide. • To change to a smaller unit, multiply. Information found at: www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/capacity/capacity.html

  6. Practice Choose the measurement which accurately answers the amount of capacity each item would hold. 1. The gas you put in the car 2. The amount of shampoo in your shampoo bottle 12 gallons 16 cups 12 quarts 16 fluid ounces 3. The water used to take a shower 4. A cup of orange juice 15 cups 6 fluid ounces 15 gallons 6 quarts 5. The amount of paint needed to paint an entire house 10 quarts 10 gallons Information found at: www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/capacity/capacity.html

  7. Practice Write the equivalents. 6) 2 cups = ____fluid ounces 7) 24 quarts = _______ gallons 8) 15 quarts = _____pints ____cups 9) 20 fluid ounces =___ cups_____fluid ounces 10) 3 gallons 7 quarts = _____quarts 1 gallon Information found at: www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/capacity/capacity.html

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