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CHAPTER 22 ESTIMATE AND MEASURE CAPACITY AND WEIGHT
 
 

Chapter 22 Estimate and Measure Capacity and Weight
  
  
Rhyme - Homework


  
Dear Family,

I will learn ways to estimate and measure weight, capacity, and temperature in Chapter 22. Here are math words and an activity that we can do.

Love, ____________________

  
heavier, lighter

An  is heavier than a  

A  is lighter than an  

temperature

You use temperature to measure how hot or cold. 

degrees

Use degrees to measure temperature. 




The temperature is 50 degrees. 

Home Activity  
Show your child two differentsized bowls. Ask your child which bowl would hold less water. Help your child fill that container with water.

Then help your child test his or her answer by pouring the water into the other bowl.




  
Book - The 100-Pound Problem

Look for these books at your local library and use them to help your child learn about capacity, weight, and temperature. 
Temperature and You by Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro, Lodestar Books, 1990.
What's Up with That Cup? by Sheila Keenan, Scholastic, 2000.
The 100-Pound Problem by Jennifer Dussling, The Kane Press, 2000.

  
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