volume (cubic content)

Photographs and text introduce beakers and graduated cylinders, discussing what they are and how they are used.

Introduces the concept of volume, using recipe ingredient measurements and packaged foods as examples, and explains the difference between volume and weight.

Introduces young readers to the concept of volume and how it is measured by comparing the amounts of water containers of different sizes can hold.

Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure liquids.

"Will it hold more or less? Use a measuring tool to measure the volume. From teaspoons to gallons, learn about volume"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and illustrations explore measuring volume, including quarts, gallons, and pints.

Learn that all objects are made of matter, and all matter can be described with these basic scientific properties: mass, weight, volume and density. Each property is described. Hands-on activity.

Presents real-world problems that provide students in grades four through seven with strategies for measuring solids and polyhedrons, circles, surface areas of three-dimensional shapes, and the volume of rectangular prisms.

Introduces children to gallons, explaining how gallons are used to measure the volume of certain things, describing different things that come in gallons, and encouraging children to learn more by measuring things they commonly use.

Looks at a cup as a unit of measurement, explains what cups measure, shows how Sophie uses cups to bake, and shows other substances that can be measured in cups.