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Duration Estimation Activities
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Duration Estimation Activities
Work with a partner. First estimate how many seconds each activity will take. Then use a stopwatch to time it. For the comparison, write L if your estimate was longer than the actual time, S if it was shorter, or C if it was close. Agree on what “close” means before you begin.
Estimate and time
Record your own estimates and stopwatch results. Choose safe, steady movements and take turns.
1.Estimate how many seconds it will take you to clap 20 times. Then time 20 claps and record the actual duration. Was your estimate longer, shorter or close?
2.Estimate how many seconds it will take you to do 10 star jumps. Time the activity and compare your estimate with the actual time using L, S or C.
3.Estimate how many seconds it will take you to stack 8 blocks into a tower. Time the activity and compare your estimate with the actual time using L, S or C.
4.Estimate how many seconds it will take you to hop on the spot 10 times. Time the activity and compare your estimate with the actual time using L, S or C.
Read times and compare
Use the clock face as a reminder: one complete turn of the second hand takes 60 seconds, or 1 minute.
5.A skipping challenge took 48 seconds. Write the duration in minutes and seconds.
6.A block-stacking challenge lasted 1 minute and 15 seconds. How many seconds did it last altogether?
7.Talia estimated that an activity would take 35 seconds. It actually took 42 seconds. Was her estimate longer or shorter than the actual duration, and by how many seconds?
8.Arjun finished 12 star jumps in 18 seconds. Charlie finished 12 star jumps in 23 seconds. Who took longer, and how much longer?
9.Which duration is closest to 1 minute: 48 seconds, 1 minute 8 seconds, or 1 minute 25 seconds?
- 48 seconds
- 1 minute 8 seconds
- 1 minute 25 seconds
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