Length/distance

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

Nirmala and Riki live 9 kilometres away from the nearest market. They both want to arrive at the market at exactly noon. What time should each of them start riding their bikes?

Follow the journey taken by this bird and let us know for how long and in what direction it must fly to return to its starting point.

Chippy the Robot goes on journeys. How far and in what direction must he travel to get back to his base?

What do these two triangles have in common? How are they related?

Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.

Explore all aspects of measurement in this activity.

How many centimetres of rope will I need to make another mat just like the one I have here?

A lady has a steel rod and a wooden pole and she knows the length of each. How can she measure out an 8 unit piece of pole?