Length/distance

  • Rolling Around
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    Rolling around

    Age
    11 to 14
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    A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?

  • All in a jumble
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    All in a jumble

    Age
    11 to 14
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    My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.

  • N is a Number
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    N is a number

    Age
    11 to 14
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    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?
  • Up and across
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    Up and across

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its vertical and horizontal movement at each stage.

  • Where am I?
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    Where am I?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    From the information you are asked to work out where the picture was taken. Is there too much information? How accurate can your answer be?

  • A question of scale
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    A question of scale

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Use your skill and knowledge to place various scientific lengths in order of size. Can you judge the length of objects with sizes ranging from 1 Angstrom to 1 million km with no wrong attempts?

  • Four on the Road
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    Four on the road

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Four vehicles travel along a road one afternoon. Can you make sense of the graphs showing their motion?
  • Swimmers
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    Swimmers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Swimmers in opposite directions cross at 20m and at 30m from each end of a swimming pool. How long is the pool ?
  • 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.