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Nutrition and Cycling

Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:

Andy wants to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats. Will he be able to eat enough to keep him going?

Alternative Record Book

Stage: 4 and 5 Challenge Level:

In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.

Carbon Footprints

Stage: 4 Challenge Level:

Is it really greener to go on the bus, or to buy local?

Uniform Units

Stage: 4 Challenge Level:

Can you choose your units so that a cube has the same numerical value for it volume, surface area and total edge length?

Scientific Measurement

Stage: 4 Challenge Level:

Practice your skills of measurement and estimation using this interactive measurement tool based around fascinating images from biology.

Choose Your Units

Stage: 4 Challenge Level:

Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?

New Units for Old

Stage: 5 Challenge Level:

Can you match up the entries from this table of units?

Bigger or Smaller?

Stage: 4 Challenge Level:

When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?

Weighing Fruit

Stage: 2 Challenge Level:

Can you use this information to estimate how much the different fruit selections weigh in kilos and pounds?

At the Pumps

Stage: 2 Challenge Level:

How will you find out how much a tank of petrol costs?