Volume

What is volume?

Volume  of an object refers to the amount of space it occupies.  In Primary 2,

students learn that the volume of water/liquid refers to the amount of water/liquid occupying the

space in the container.

The capacity of a container, the amount of substance it can hold, will be introduced in Primary 3.

Students also learn to measure and compare volumes or amounts of liquid using one of the

following methods:

*By pouring the amounts into identical containers and comparing their heights,

 *By pouring each amount into small and identical containers and counting the number

of units (the amount in each small container is a non-standard unit),

*By measuring the amount of liquid using a standard unit such as the Litre.

Notes:

*Students have not learnt decimals therefore use the terms more than or less than 1 litre when explaining or comparing volumes of liquid to students.

*Volume of solid will be taught in Primary 5.

That's all for now. :)