Time
That a pet rat lives
Between two football world cups
For all of the red blood cells in your body to be replaced....10 times
For light to reach us from the nearest star other than the sun
Distance
A car can drive on 1cm3 of fuel
You can hop in 5 seconds
The distance from the penalty spot to the goal on a football field
From the top of a 6 storey building to the ground
Speed
Of a bus going past the school
Of a racehorse running at maximum speed
Of the fastest cyclist in an Olympic cycle sprint race
Of the fastest sprinter in the world
Mass
Of a standard family car
Of enough potatoes to make chips to feed everyone in the school for a week
Of a team of international male rugby players (15 players)
Of a million cubic centimetres of water
Volume of water
Used to flush the toilet 20 times
Used in a 10 minute shower
Used in 5 dishwasher cycles
In a half-filled bath
Number of
Stitches in a handknitted jumper
Steps when walking at a leisurely pace for 1 hour
Mars bars with the same total weight as your whole class
People at a cup final in a large stadium
Area
Of the floor of the classroom
Of the sheets of paper in a ream (500 sheets) of A4.
Of fabric needed to make school uniforms for the whole class.
Covered by 5 litres of paint