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Measurement (length): Whale Song

3 - Further Challenges

Inspired by Nature Worksheet

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Further Challenges

  • Whale H is communicating with whale D across a distance of 2.5 km. Can you mark a possible location for whale H on the ocean map?

Hint: There is more than one answer. What do you notice about where the solutions lie?

  • After swimming at a speed of 5 km per hour, whale C pulled up alongside whale B. Around how long did it take for whale C to swim this distance?
  • Lengthy Journeys is a fabulous problem-solving activity on the Nrich website that will require you to handle more complicated data and calculate using distance and time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06zhzj4/player

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Related Clip

The magical feeling of swimming with humpback whales.

Credit: BBC Two – Natural World