MHB Volume vs Capacity for Kids: Tips for Explaining

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I want to explain to a little child (4.5 years) what the differences between
volume vs. capacity.
Can you give me some tips?
 
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highmath said:
I want to explain to a little child (4.5 years) what the differences between
volume vs. capacity.
Can you give me some tips?

Leave it for you to provide some concrete examples/explanation ...

difference between volume & capacity

... not an expert, but don't you think 4.5 yrs is a bit young for this?
 
"Volume" has a pretty standard mathematical definition, "capacity" not so much. The "volume" of, say, a battery might be very different from its "capacity".
 

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