Object | Length | Width/breadth | Height |
---|---|---|---|
Glass | |||
Tube of toothpaste | |||
Book | |||
Pencil | |||
Coin | |||
Bottle | |||
Television |
Object | Can this object contain a liquid? Is this always, sometimes or never true? |
---|---|
An elephant’s trunk | |
A beehive | |
An orange | |
A bucket | |
A water tank | |
A mosquito’s tummy | |
A lake | |
A sea | |
A glass | |
A coconut |
Object | Ranking order of the capacity of the objects | |
---|---|---|
An elephant’s trunk | ||
A beehive | ||
An orange | ||
A bucket | ||
A water tank | ||
A mosquito’s tummy | ||
A lake | ||
A sea | ||
A glass | ||
A coconut |
Object | Ranking order of the capacity of the objects | This object, without any liquid in it, occupies space. Is this always, sometimes, or never true? | |
---|---|---|---|
An elephant’s trunk | |||
A beehive | |||
An orange | |||
A bucket | |||
A water tank | |||
A mosquito’s tummy | |||
A lake | |||
A sea | |||
A glass | |||
A coconut |
Object | Ranking order of the capacity of the objects | Ranking order of the volume of the objects | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
An elephant’s trunk | ||||
A beehive | ||||
An orange | ||||
A bucket | ||||
A water tank | ||||
A mosquito’s tummy | ||||
A lake | ||||
A sea | ||||
A glass | ||||
A coconut |
There are many right answers to these questions and not all students have to agree. As long as their reasoning is based on mathematical properties and on logic, then accept their arguments.