Metric and imperial units

  • Olympic Measures
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    Olympic measures

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    These Olympic quantities have been jumbled up! Can you put them back together again?
  • Triathlon and Fitness
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    Triathlon and fitness

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?
  • Robot Camera
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    Robot camera

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Could nanotechnology be used to see if an artery is blocked? Or is this just science fiction?
  • Weighing fruit
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    Weighing fruit

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you use this information to estimate how much the different fruit selections weigh in kilos and pounds?
  • At the pumps
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    At the pumps

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How will you find out how much a tank of petrol costs?
  • All in a jumble
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    All in a jumble

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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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.
  • A day with Grandpa
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    A day with Grandpa

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Grandpa was measuring a rug using yards, feet and inches. Can you help William to work out its area?

  • Illusion
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    Illusion

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A security camera, taking pictures each half a second, films a cyclist going by. In the film, the cyclist appears to go forward while the wheels appear to go backwards. Why?