Length/distance

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

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?

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

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

Four vehicles travelled on a road. What can you deduce from the times that they met?

Use your hand span to measure the distance around a tree trunk. If you ask a friend to try the same thing, how do the answers compare?

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