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Number (estimation): Elephant Estimation

3 - Further Challenges

Inspired by Nature Worksheet

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Further Challenges

  • At the elephant orphanage, there is also a 3-year-old Asian elephant called Pyi Mai.

If Chana is 30 years old, how could you use the chart below to calculate the approximate height of Pyi Mai? 

  • Discuss and Choose is a fabulous activity on the NRICH website that will encourage you to discuss quantities relating to animals and the natural world. It involves estimation, calculation and/or research.

Related Clip

An Asian elephant finds safety in a swamp and uses its trunk as a snorkel!

Credit: BBC Two – Natural World