Converting between units

  • Olympic Measures
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    Olympic Measures

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level

    These Olympic quantities have been jumbled up! Can you put them back together again?

  • All in a jumble
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    All in a Jumble

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level

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

  • Thousands and Millions
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    Thousands and Millions

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level

    Here's a chance to work with large numbers...

  • Nutrition and Cycling
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    Nutrition and Cycling

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Andy wants to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats. Will he be able to eat enough to keep him going?

  • At the pumps
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    At the Pumps

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    How will you find out how much a tank of petrol costs?
  • Weighing fruit
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    Weighing Fruit

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

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
  • Choose your units
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    Choose Your Units

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?

  • Carbon footprints
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    Carbon Footprints

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    Is it really greener to go on the bus, or to buy local?
  • Uniform units
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    Uniform Units

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Can you choose your units so that a cube has the same numerical value for it volume, surface area and total edge length?

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