Converting between units

There are 12 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Converting between units
Olympic Measures
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Olympic Measures

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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These Olympic quantities have been jumbled up! Can you put them back together again?
Nutrition and Cycling
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Nutrition and Cycling

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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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
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Alternative Record Book

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.
Carbon footprints
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Carbon footprints

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Is it really greener to go on the bus, or to buy local?
Uniform units
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Uniform units

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you choose your units so that a cube has the same numerical value for it volume, surface area and total edge length?
Choose your units
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Choose your units

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?
New units for old
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New units for old

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you match up the entries from this table of units?
Bigger or smaller?
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Bigger or smaller?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
Weighing fruit
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Weighing fruit

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you use this information to estimate how much the different fruit selections weigh in kilos and pounds?
At the pumps
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At the pumps

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How will you find out how much a tank of petrol costs?