{"id":7980,"date":"2025-06-15T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T19:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/?p=7980"},"modified":"2025-06-15T19:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T19:48:59","slug":"measuring-capacity-and-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring Capacity and Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The primary 1&#8217;s loved using non-standard units to measure the capacity of different containers. Unfortunately it was too windy to take this learning outdoors this year so the mop was used frequently.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7980 gallery-columns-3 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\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3526-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193538\/IMG_3526-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193538\/IMG_3526-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193538\/IMG_3526-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193538\/IMG_3526-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193538\/IMG_3526.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3527\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193548\/IMG_3527-224x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193548\/IMG_3527-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193548\/IMG_3527-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193548\/IMG_3527-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193548\/IMG_3527-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/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\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3535\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193557\/IMG_3535-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193557\/IMG_3535-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193557\/IMG_3535-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193557\/IMG_3535-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193557\/IMG_3535.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The primary 2&#8217;s moved on to understand the need for standard units of measurement and learned about litres and half litres, measuring the capacity of some quite large containers.<\/p>\n<p>The children have been using the language for comparing weights to compare objects using the scales, finding out which objects were heavier\/lighter than and heaviest\/lightest.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7980 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\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3622\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193614\/IMG_3622-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193614\/IMG_3622-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193614\/IMG_3622-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193614\/IMG_3622-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193614\/IMG_3622.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 landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3629\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193623\/IMG_3629-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193623\/IMG_3629-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193623\/IMG_3629-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193623\/IMG_3629-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193623\/IMG_3629.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 landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3620-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193605\/IMG_3620-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193605\/IMG_3620-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193605\/IMG_3620-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193605\/IMG_3620-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193605\/IMG_3620.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>They then used non-standard units, such as cubes, beads or pegs to weigh a variety of classroom objects.<\/p>\n<p>The primary 2&#8217;s moved onto learning about kilograms and half kilograms and really enjoyed estimating and weighing heavier objects, including each other.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-7980 gallery-columns-2 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\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3635\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193647\/IMG_3635-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193647\/IMG_3635-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193647\/IMG_3635-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193647\/IMG_3635-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193647\/IMG_3635.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/img_3631\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193631\/IMG_3631-224x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193631\/IMG_3631-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193631\/IMG_3631-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2025\/06\/15193631\/IMG_3631-768x1028.jpg 768w, 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Unfortunately it was too windy to take this learning outdoors this year so the mop was used frequently. The primary 2&#8217;s moved on to understand the need for standard units of measurement and learned about litres and half litres, measuring the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2025\/06\/15\/measuring-capacity-and-weight\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Measuring Capacity and Weight<\/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":[10,39,19],"tags":[18,48,16,49,50,27,51,47,67,13,62,38,8,61,30,72],"class_list":["post-7980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listening-and-talking","category-maths","category-social-skills","tag-challenges","tag-choice","tag-co-operation","tag-collaboration","tag-communication","tag-confident-individuals","tag-core","tag-curiosity","tag-dyw","tag-enjoyment","tag-fine-motor-skills","tag-life-skills","tag-love-life-love-learning","tag-play-based-learning","tag-successful-learners","tag-teamwork"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7980","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=7980"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7992,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7980\/revisions\/7992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}