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Great Squares

Investigate how this pattern of squares continues. You could measure lengths, areas and angles.

Watch the Clock

During the third hour after midnight the hands on a clock point in the same direction (so one hand is over the top of the other). At what time, to the nearest second, does this happen?

Walk and Ride

How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car reaches them after their bus broke down?

Chippy's Journeys

Age 7 to 11
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How about using squared paper to draw out Chippy's routes?
What will $1$ square on the paper stand for in metres?
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