Resources tagged with: Metric and imperial units

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Broad Topics > Measuring and calculating with units > Metric and imperial units

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Illusion

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A security camera, taking pictures each half a second, films a cyclist going by. In the film, the cyclist appears to go forward while the wheels appear to go backwards. Why?

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All in a Jumble

Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.

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Triathlon and Fitness

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The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?

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Olympic Measures

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These Olympic quantities have been jumbled up! Can you put them back together again?

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Robot Camera

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Could nanotechnology be used to see if an artery is blocked? Or is this just science fiction?


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