Length/distance

  • Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?

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    Take Your Dog for a Walk

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?

  • How far does it move?
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    How Far Does It Move?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects the distance it travels at each stage.

  • Place your orders
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    Place Your Orders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?

  • Olympic Measures
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    Olympic Measures

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Rolling Around
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    Rolling Around

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?

  • All in a jumble
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    All in a Jumble

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Up and across
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    Up and Across

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its vertical and horizontal movement at each stage.

  • A question of scale
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    A Question of Scale

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use your skill and knowledge to place various scientific lengths in order of size. Can you judge the length of objects with sizes ranging from 1 Angstrom to 1 million km with no wrong attempts?