Units of capacity

If you've ever watched a baking show, you're probably already familiar with the measurement "cups". And you might have seen "gallons" at the supermarket. What about "quarts", "pints", and "fluid ounces"? These are all types of units to measure volume, and in this video, we'll go over what each unit is, how much volume it measures, and how to convert between units.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.1

Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table. For example, know that 1 ft is 12 times as long as 1 in. Express the length of a 4 ft snake as 48 in. Generate a conversion table for feet and inches listing the number pairs (1, 12), (2, 24), (3, 36), ...

Units of capacity

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