How much popcorn?

By Anonymous -
This week we started looking at capacity in Maths.  We measured half a cup of popcorn kernels and counted out how many spoonfuls we had. There were several different answers, from 3 spoonfuls to 21 spoonfuls, for the same amount of popcorn kernels. The reason? Our spoons were all different sizes!

 We then estimated how much popcorn there would be if we popped the kernels-  it gets so much bigger and pushes the popcorn up out of the maker once popped.  We got a whole bowlful from half a cup of kernels. 

 And then? We ate it! Yum!

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