Measurement

Video

Usain Bolt vs every other Olympic medalist

Men's long jump - all the medalists

100m Men's freestyle - all the Olympic medalists

Explanation of Pythagorus by Guy, Liam and Jack

Presentation - area of a rectangle by Ben, James and Daniel

Slideshare on unit conversions

Measurement in USA vs Rest of the world

Geoboard: A Chrome app that allows you to explore perimeter, area, angles with virtual stretching rubber bands.

A mathematical perspective: using MyMaps, see if you can map where the video goes

Scale of how many cans are used in 1 year

Measuring force - running up stairs.

Problems

Crazy Taxi - investigation into distance, speed and time

Mini Metric Measurement Olympics: Olympic based events to practise estimation and measurement skills.

Resources

GIS in schools: this is where the future lies for those with expertise in Measurement!