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Being curious - Primary measures

Little Man
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Little man

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?
Brush Loads
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Brush loads

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.

Two Clocks
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Two clocks

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?