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Compare the volumes of irregular objects with water
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How do you find the volume of a rock, or of your own fist? Students lower irregular objects into water, read the new level on a measuring jug and use the change to compare volumes. The booklet is set out as a science lab report.
Two to three lessons of 45–60 minutes. Students answer displacement questions, then read and shade jugs where each mark is worth more than 1 mL. Kai reads Jug F as 440 mL because he counts each mark as 20 mL instead of 40 mL. In the three rocks task the jugs start at different levels, so the highest water level doesn't mean the biggest rock. Students have to compare the change (after − before).
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After the fair test and safety page, run Investigation 1 (the volume of my fist), Investigation 2 (three irregular objects) or both. Students answer questions, graph Room 6's results with each line worth 20 mL, solve the Case of the Swapped Space Rock, then do a water-saving task.
Years 5-6, Mathematics
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Years 5-6, Mathematics
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Years 5-6, Mathematics
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