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Learning About Volume and Weight

Help me give my students hands on math experience with containers of different volumes, weight in different gram increments and containers to store everything.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students in Third grade may help their parents shop for food but they have limited understanding of the volume of containers or the weight of items they buy. Most of the time math is mental and we use manipulatives to help students remember things. Learning about volume and weight, however, requires that we start with the visual. Students need to experience and try out things in order to begin to understand the meaning of the numbers.

Volume and weight is my favorite math unit because the students get so excited and amazed when they compare measurements.

I usually start this unit by taking my class of up to 22 students outside to our garden yard where we have a sink and tables to use for our explorations. We then take some time moving liquid from one container to the other and in groups of 4 or 5 students discuss what they understand about the changes in volume. We then come together and make observations about containers of different shapes that have the same volume. Every year I collect containers of diffent sizes to help students understand how much liquid fits into each one. However, because they are all different shapes the comparisons are made more difficult to understand. Having containers that are all the same shape and with measuring lines will help make my teaching so much easier. The same is true for weights. We have on gram cubes that we use for counting and that helps us begin the conversation about weight. However, when comparing items of differents weights we are limited to very light items. A stapler for example will cause our scales to overflow and we have no way of accurately measuring the weight without an electric scale. Help us understand these math concepts.

Ms. Garcia Guadalupe Elementary School Grades 3-5

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources Hexagram Weights - Set of 54 Pieces, Ages 8+ Math Teacher Supplies, Math Learning Tools, Math Games for Kids • Amazon Business $15.14 8 $121.12
CleverMade 62L Collapsible Storage Bins with Lids - Folding Plastic Stackable Utility Crates, Solid Wall CleverCrates, 3 Pack, Charcoal (8034119-1533PK) • Amazon Business $55.99 1 $55.99
Learning Resources Classroom Liquid Measuring Set - 19 Pieces, Ages 5+ Science Exploration for Kids, Experiments for Kids, Classroom Science Supplies • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Learning Resources Gallon Measurement Set, Kids Measurement Set, 5 Piece Set, Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $36.11 1 $36.11

Materials cost

$251.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$307.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.35

Total project goal

$362.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $362.32

3 Donors

-$281.55

Donations toward project cost

-$239.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.23

match offer

-$80.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.11

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 $0.00

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