Length/distance

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Four on the Road

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Four vehicles travel along a road one afternoon. Can you make sense of the graphs showing their motion?
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Overtake

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Tom and Tim are travelling towards Glasgow, but leave at different times. If Tim overtakes Tom, how fast is he travelling?
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Swimmers

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Swimmers in opposite directions cross at 20m and at 30m from each end of a swimming pool. How long is the pool ?
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Alternative Record Book

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.
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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?
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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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Measure for Measure

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