Read the story. Talk through the numbers.

Kids do best when you do the math together.

Can You Drink a Whole Lake?

Can You Drink a Whole Lake?

How long would it take to drink a whole lake? Well, you'd better hope it's a small lake! Look at a 1/2 gallon of milk: that's already a lot to drink. Now imagine a 1-foot wide cube...it would hold about 8 gallons, or 16 cartons. And now imagine a square-ish lake 200 feet wide and long, and 100 feet deep. That would holds 200 x 200 x 100 = 4 million of those cubes, or 64 million cartons. You'll need a pretty fat straw for that!
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