{"id":6924,"date":"2024-05-14T20:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/?p=6924"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:31:31","slug":"capacity-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Capacity Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The children have been learning about capacity. The primary ones have been great at working in pairs to measure different containers. They were great at estimating how many cupfulls it would be before they counted and checked.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6924 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_1364\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201057\/IMG_1364-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201057\/IMG_1364-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201057\/IMG_1364-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201057\/IMG_1364-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201057\/IMG_1364.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_0725\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201711\/IMG_0725-765x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201711\/IMG_0725-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201711\/IMG_0725-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201711\/IMG_0725-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201711\/IMG_0725-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_1362\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201044\/IMG_1362-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201044\/IMG_1362-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201044\/IMG_1362-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201044\/IMG_1362-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201044\/IMG_1362.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Primary Two&#8217;s compared different containers and measured them using non- standard units. Againthey were excellent at making estimates before measauring.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6924 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_1378\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201113\/IMG_1378-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201113\/IMG_1378-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201113\/IMG_1378-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201113\/IMG_1378-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201113\/IMG_1378.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>They then went on to learn about using litres and half litres. It was great to be outdoors for this as they loved measuring the big containers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6924 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_5914\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201402\/IMG_5914-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201402\/IMG_5914-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201402\/IMG_5914-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201402\/IMG_5914-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_5912\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201318\/IMG_5912-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201318\/IMG_5912-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201318\/IMG_5912-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201318\/IMG_5912-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201318\/IMG_5912.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_5909\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201310\/IMG_5909-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201310\/IMG_5909-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201310\/IMG_5909-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201310\/IMG_5909-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/img_5913\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201340\/IMG_5913-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201340\/IMG_5913-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201340\/IMG_5913-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201340\/IMG_5913-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It was great timing for the oil delivery to the school as the children were able to see the dials and put this learning into a real life context. We had 5000 litres delivered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6933 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201410\/IMG_5918-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201410\/IMG_5918-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201410\/IMG_5918-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201410\/IMG_5918-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2024\/05\/14201410\/IMG_5918.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The children have been learning about capacity. The primary ones have been great at working in pairs to measure different containers. They were great at estimating how many cupfulls it would be before they counted and checked. The Primary Two&#8217;s compared different containers and measured them using non- standard units. Againthey were excellent at making &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2024\/05\/14\/capacity-fun\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Capacity Fun<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1936,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,39],"tags":[18,48,16,49,50,52,51,47,70,43,30],"class_list":["post-6924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listening-and-talking","category-maths","tag-challenges","tag-choice","tag-co-operation","tag-collaboration","tag-communication","tag-connection","tag-core","tag-curiosity","tag-engagement","tag-outdoor-learning","tag-successful-learners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1936"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6935,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6924\/revisions\/6935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}