Stroppy penguins fight for the roost
- This article illustrates many ways in which numbers can be
used. List as many different kinds of measurements as you can
find in the article.
- Where are there two places where negative numbers are used.
- Draw a 50 square metre plot on the ground. What different
shapes can it have? If it were a square, how long would a side
be? If it were a rectangle what are some possibilities? If it
were a circle what would be its radius? Imagine "hundreds
of penguins" in this space!
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