Length/distance

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?

Alice's mum needs to go to each child's house just once and then back home again. How many different routes are there? Use the information to find out how long each road is on the route she took.

How can the school caretaker be sure that the tree would miss the school buildings if it fell?

Chandrika was practising a long distance run. Can you work out how long the race was from the information?

In this version of the story of the hare and the tortoise, the race is 10 kilometres long. Can you work out how long the hare sleeps for using the information given?

How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car reaches them after their bus broke down?

N people visit their friends staying N kilometres along the coast. Some walk along the cliff path at N km an hour, the rest go by car. How long is the road?