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Being curious - Primary measures

How Tall?
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How tall?

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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A group of children are discussing the height of a tall tree. How would you go about finding out its height?

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?

5 on the clock
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5 on the clock

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock over a whole day?

Fitted
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Fitted

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?