Cups, Pints, and Quarts: Measuring Fun!

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:47 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about measuring liquids using cups, pints, and quarts with this fun video lesson! We'll explore how these measurements relate to each other.

Video Resource

Capacity Measurement: Cups, Pints and Quarts | Math for 1st Grade | Kids Academy

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Duration: 5:47
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Key Concepts

  • Capacity
  • Cups, Pints, Quarts, and Gallons
  • Converting between units of measurement

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify cups, pints, and quarts.
  • Students will be able to convert between cups, pints, and quarts.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about measuring liquids. Show them different containers like cups, pint glasses, and quart containers. Ask if they have seen these before. Introduce the video and tell them they will be learning how to measure using these tools.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the "Capacity Measurement: Cups, Pints and Quarts" video from Kids Academy. Encourage students to pay attention to the relationships between the different units of measurement.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, review the key relationships: 2 cups = 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, and 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Work through a few examples together on the board. For example, 'If we have 2 pints, how many cups do we have?' Draw pictures to help them visualize.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with a worksheet containing similar problems to those in the video. Have them work independently or in pairs to solve the problems. Encourage them to draw pictures or use manipulatives if needed.
  • Wrap-up (3 mins)
    Review the answers to the worksheet problems as a class. Ask students if they have any questions. Summarize the key concepts of the lesson.

Interactive Exercises

  • Measurement Scavenger Hunt
    Hide different containers (cups, pint containers, quart containers) around the classroom. Have students find them and then estimate how much liquid each can hold. Discuss their estimates as a class.
  • Pouring Activity
    Provide students with water and measuring cups, pint containers, and quart containers. Have them practice pouring water from one container to another to understand the relationships between the units. For example, have them pour water from a cup into a pint container to see how many cups it takes to fill the pint.

Discussion Questions

  • What do we use to measure liquids?
  • Can you name some things that are measured in cups, pints, or quarts?

Skills Developed

  • Measurement skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Critical thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

How many cups make 1 pint?

Correct Answer: 2 cups

Question 2:

How many pints make 1 quart?

Correct Answer: 2 pints

Question 3:

Which one holds the most water?

Correct Answer: Quart

Question 4:

If you have 4 cups, how many pints do you have?

Correct Answer: 2 pints

Question 5:

If you have 2 quarts, how many pints do you have?

Correct Answer: 4 pints

Question 6:

Which is bigger: a cup or a quart?

Correct Answer: Quart

Question 7:

You have one pint of juice. Do you have more than or less than one cup?

Correct Answer: More than

Question 8:

You want to share juice with a friend. What would be the best to use to serve each of you?

Correct Answer: Cup

Question 9:

Which of these is the smallest?

Correct Answer: Cup

Question 10:

How many quarts are in a gallon?

Correct Answer: 4

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Two _____ make one pint.

Correct Answer: cups

Question 2:

Two pints make one _____.

Correct Answer: quart

Question 3:

A quart is bigger than a _____.

Correct Answer: pint

Question 4:

There are four _____ in a gallon.

Correct Answer: quarts

Question 5:

If you have 6 cups, you have 3 _____

Correct Answer: pints

Question 6:

If you have one quart, you can fill up _____ pint glasses.

Correct Answer: two

Question 7:

We measure juice with a _____.

Correct Answer: cup

Question 8:

If you want to drink a lot of milk, you might use a _____

Correct Answer: quart

Question 9:

The biggest one is called a _____

Correct Answer: gallon

Question 10:

One pint is _____ than one cup.

Correct Answer: bigger

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.A.2:Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps. 1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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