Length/distance

problem
On the road

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

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

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

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?
problem
Great squares

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Investigate how this pattern of squares continues. You could measure lengths, areas and angles.
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2010: a year of investigations

This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.
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Working with dinosaurs

This article for teachers suggests ways in which dinosaurs can be a great context for discussing measurement.
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Measure for measure

This article, written for students, looks at how some measuring units and devices were developed.
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Eclipses of the sun

Mathematics has allowed us now to measure lots of things about eclipses and so calculate exactly when they will happen, where they can be seen from, and what they will look like.
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Paradoxes

A paradox is a statement that seems to be both untrue and true at the same time. This article looks at a few examples and challenges you to investigate them for yourself.
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The dodecahedron explained

What is the shortest distance through the middle of a dodecahedron between the centres of two opposite faces?
game

Do you measure up?

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

A game for two or more players that uses a knowledge of measuring tools. Spin the spinner and identify which jobs can be done with the measuring tool shown.