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Liters and kilograms: 3rd grade math

Liquid volume and mass (g, kg, L). A free 3rd grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: liquid volume and mass (g, kg, L).

Teach (10 min)

  • Find what each little line is worth. Count on from the last number.
  • A liter is a big bottle of water. A milliliter is a tiny drop. 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/measure.jug3?lesson=3-measure-volume-1&at=3

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Use the first three questions on the printable sheet as a slip.

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Liters and kilograms (3rd grade)

  1. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    12345678910L
  2. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    12345678910L
  3. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    20406080100mL
  4. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    246810L
  5. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    100200300400500mL
  6. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    20406080100mL
  7. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    100200300400500mL
  8. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    1002003004005006007008009001,000mL
  9. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    1002003004005006007008009001,000mL
  10. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    100200300400500mL
  11. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    50100150200mL
  12. The jug is filled with water. How much water is in the jug?
    100200300400500mL
Key
  1. 1 L
  2. 2 L
  3. 20 mL
  4. 5 L
  5. 200 mL
  6. 50 mL
  7. 450 mL
  8. 50 mL
  9. 100 mL
  10. 260 mL
  11. 70 mL
  12. 80 mL

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