The Olympic Swimming Pool.
Level 1
London 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-IkXqDoNY
How long would it take to fill
the London 2012 Olympic
swimming pool with a garden
hose pipe?
With your partner think about
what information you need and
write down your ideas.
Hose flow rate : 18 litres per minute.
50m
25m
2m
1 litre =
3
0.01m
How many buckets would it take?
A household
bucket has a
volume of 16 litres.
3
1 litre = 0.01m
There is a river outside that
the swimming pool has to be
filled from. There are no
hose pipes or pumps
available.
How long would it take to fill it with a
bucket?
With your partner think about what information you need
and write down your ideas.