Length/distance

  • Can you do \it too?
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    Can you do it too?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Try some throwing activities and see whether you can throw something as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers.

  • 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?

  • Now and Then
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    Now and then

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?

  • Olympic Starters
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    Olympic starters

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look at some of the results from the Olympic Games in the past. How do you compare if you try some similar activities?

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    The animals' sports day

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    One day, five small animals in my garden had a sports day. Who do you think won each race?

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • Order, Order!
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    Order, order!

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?

  • Discuss and Choose
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    Discuss and choose

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.