Speed and acceleration

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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.
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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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How Do You React?

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

To investigate the relationship between the distance the ruler drops and the time taken, we need to do some mathematical modelling...
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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 ?
problem

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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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.