1st Grade Investigates Liquids in Containers!

Does each container have the same amount of liquid in it?  That is what the 1st graders are wondering!  First, measure one small vial of water in each container: bottle, cup, vial, 1/4 liter container.  Then they drew the level of liquid in all four containers in their journals.

Next they had to make a prediction about where they thought a second scoop of water would reach in each of the four different containers.

 Now to test the prediction!

Once they finished measuring water from the small vial into all four containers, they thought about what they did for this investigation and looked at their observations to answer the question....Does each container have the same amount of water?  Why do you think that?

Most classes had a mixture of responses.  They all reiterated that liquids take the shape of the container they are in.  Some thought there were different amounts of water in each container, while others stated they added water from the small vial each time so each container had the same amount of water in it, even though it doesn't look like they do.