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Count Us In, Ep 15: Which Container Holds More Magic Rocks?

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Flynn and Dodly at a table with containers filled with rocks
Count Us In, Ep 15: Which Container Holds More Magic Rocks?

SUBJECTS:  Maths

YEARS:  F–2


Flynn and Dodly are going on a camping adventure.

Watch how they measure the capacity of different containers.

Which container will hold the most?

'Dodly the Adventurer' needs a container to put all his precious rocks in. Can you find a container big enough?


Things to think about

  1. 1.Find two containers and count how many blocks it takes to fill each one. Which one holds more?
  2. 2.Watch as Dodly and Flynn fill their containers. What do they fill their containers with? What happens when the dog is put into a full bath to have a wash?
  3. 3.Dodly and Flynn used breakfast cereal, rice and stones to fill their containers. Find a range of containers. Which do you think will hold the most? Which will hold the least? Count the number of blocks it takes to fill each container. Did you guess correctly?
  4. 4.When the boy went to wash his dog the water overflowed. Why did this happen? Jellyman had two containers that were different shapes but held the same amount of jelly. Can you find two differently shaped containers that hold the same amount? How many blocks does each container hold?



Date of broadcast: 12 Jun 2001


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