Volume and Capacity Outcomes Content Descriptor Limited Basic Sound High Outstanding Describes and Uses direct an Beginning to identify Identifies that volume Identifies that volume Estimates volume or Compares and compares the indirect that volume is the is the amount of is the amount of capacity using orders the volumes capacities of comparisons to amount of space an space an object space an object appropriate informal of two or more containers and the decide which object occupies occupies occupies. units, eg a smaller objects using volumes of objects holds more and container filled into a informal units or substances explain their larger using everyday reasoning using language everyday language Identifies capacity as Identifies capacity as Identifies and Identifies and Beginning to identify the amount of space the amount of space explains capacity as explains capacity as capacity as the an object can hold an object can hold the amount of space the amount of space amount of space an with teacher an object can hold an object can hold in object can hold. assistance a variety of contexts Beginning to use the Uses the terms full, Uses the terms full, Uses and records Uses and records terms full, empty and empty and about half empty and about half using drawings using drawings about half full with full with teacher full. empty, full and about empty, full and about teacher assistance assistance half full half full
Volume and Capacity Outcomes Content Descriptor Limited Basic Sound High Outstanding Describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances using everyday language Uses direct an indirect comparisons to decide which holds more and explain their reasoning using everyday language Beginning to identify that volume is the amount of space an object occupies Identifies that volume is the amount of space an object occupies Identifies that volume is the amount of space an object occupies. Estimates volume or capacity using appropriate informal units, eg a smaller container filled into a larger Compares and orders the volumes of two or more objects using informal units Beginning to identify capacity as the amount of space an object can hold. Identifies capacity as the amount of space an object can hold with teacher assistance Identifies capacity as the amount of space an object can hold Identifies and explains capacity as the amount of space an object can hold Identifies and explains capacity as the amount of space an object can hold in a variety of contexts Beginning to use the terms full, empty and about half full with teacher assistance Uses the terms full, empty and about half full with teacher assistance Uses the terms full, empty and about half full. Uses and records using drawings empty, full and about half full Uses and records using drawings empty, full and about half full