Name: Year 8

Levelling Activity
Estimate
Levels Covered in this Assessment:
Estimate
M 11.3 Makes sensible numerical estimates using units that can be seen or handled and uses
language such as ‘between’ to describe estimates.
M 11.4 Uses the known size of familiar things to help make and improve estimates, including
centimetres, metres, kilograms, litres and minutes.
M 11.5 Makes sensible estimates of length, area, mass, capacity and time in standard units and
identifies unreasonable estimates of things.

M 11.3
Question 1
Use the picture of the gumnut on the right to answer the following questions.
a) Estimate how many of the gumnuts would fit across the front page of this levelling activity?
eg.
This way
across
your page

b) Estimate how many of the gumnuts would fit down the front page of this levelling activity?
eg. This
way
down
your
page

Question 2
How many pieces of paper (the same size as this levelling activity) would you need to cover your
desk?

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Question 3
Put each of the tasks below in the following table according to how long you think it will take to
complete them. Less than 5 minutes More than 5 minutes

Read a novel

Clean your teeth (brushing only)

Complete this levelling activity

Cook a 3 course meal

Question 4
Put each of the tasks below in the following table according to how long you think it will take to
complete them. Less than 1 hour More than 1 hour

Watch a movie

Shower

Eat dinner

Read 3 novels

Question 5
Your index finger is about 1 cm wide. Use your finger to estimate the width of your desk.

M 11.4
Question 6
Using the length of your ruler as a guide, estimate the height of the whiteboard in your classroom.

Question 7
Do you think that an estimate of 1 minute to slowly walk from the student administration to the
football oval is reasonable? Explain your reasons for why you think it is reasonable or not.

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Question 8
Sarah is planning her birthday party and her Mum has asked to work out the amount of soft drink
that they will need. The party is to go for 2 hours and there will be 10 people (including Sarah)
attending and therefore drinking the soft drink. Work out how much soft drink she will need showing
all of your working out.

Question 9
Estimate how long it would take you to stand up and sit down 100 times (properly with no cheating).

Question 10
Katarina estimates it would take 20 minutes to walk around the bottom football oval 20 times.
a) Do you think this is a good estimate? Give a reason for your answer.

M 11.5
b) If you answered No to (a) what would be a better estimate?

Question 11
The carton of milk at the front of your classroom holds 1 litre. How many of those would be needed
to fill a container the same size as your desk (turned upside down of course!!)?

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Question 12
For of the following questions, make an estimate and then explain why you think your estimate is
reasonable:
a) The weight of an orange

b) The capacity of your school bag (how much fits into it)

c) the area of the centre space in the year 7 block where you have your weekly meeting

Question 13
When Joe did this levelling activity last year he said that it would take him 50 seconds to stand up
and sit down on a chair 100 times. Explain why you think this is/is not a reasonable estimate.

Question 14
Sally believes that her friend Jodie is lying when she says that their classroom is 20 metres long.
Without the use of any measuring instruments explain how Sarah can convince Jodie that she is
wrong.

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