problem Don't be late Age 11 to 14 Challenge level Mary is driving to Birmingham Airport. Using her average speed for the entire journey, find how long her journey took.
problem 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?
problem Speeding boats Age 14 to 16 Challenge level Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?
problem Dangerous driver? Age 16 to 18 Challenge level Was it possible that this dangerous driving penalty was issued in error?
problem Thunder and lightning Age 11 to 14 Challenge level How far away was the lightning if the flash and the thunderclap were 6 seconds apart?
problem 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 ?
problem Jumping gerbils Age 14 to 16 Challenge level A conveyor belt, with tins placed at regular intervals, is moving at a steady rate towards a labelling machine. A gerbil starts from the beginning of the belt and jumps from tin to tin.
problem An average average speed Age 14 to 16 Challenge level My average speed for a journey was 50 mph, my return average speed of 70 mph. Why wasn't my average speed for the round trip 60mph ?
problem Revolutions Age 11 to 14 Challenge level Jack and Jill run at different speeds in opposite directions around the maypole. How many times do they pass in the first minute?
problem Motion sensor Age 14 to 16 Challenge level Looking at the graph - when was the person moving fastest? Slowest?