8319 /www/nrich/html/content/id/8319/ 1 0000-00-00T00:00:00 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0"><div class="col_layout"> <div class="grid_2" style="border:0;"> <p><mdo:image src="START%20sm.jpg"></mdo:image></p> </div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;">In $1896$ Thomas Burke from the USA won the $100$metres in $12$seconds.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> </div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Robert Kerr from Canada won the $200$ metres in the $1908$ Olympics in $22.6$ seconds.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="grid_2" style="border:0;"><mdo:image src="RunFINISH%20sm.jpg"></mdo:image></div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="grid_2" style="border:0;"><mdo:image src="High%20Jump%20sm.jpg"></mdo:image></div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;">In the $1906$ Olympics Ray Ewry from the USA won the high jump by jumping $1.56$.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Ray Ewry also won the long jump by jumping a</p> <p style="text-align: left;">distance of $3.30$ metres.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <div class="grid_2" style="border: 0pt none;"><mdo:image src="LongJUmpSm.jpg"></mdo:image></div> </div> <p> </p></mdoxml> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0"><h3> </h3> <h3><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why do this problem?</span></h3> <div>This <a href="http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/8256">activity</a></div> <br></br> <h3>Possible approach</h3> <div>It is important i</div> <h3> </h3> <h3>Key questions</h3> <div>Tell me about how you are working this out.</div> <div> </div> <h3>Possible extension</h3> <div>Ask the pupils to</div> <div> </div> <h3>Possible support</h3> <div>Some pupils may need to</div> <p><br></br> <br></br>  </p></mdoxml> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0"><p> </p> <div class="col_layout"> <div class="grid_2" style="border:0;"> <p><mdo:image src="START%20sm.jpg"></mdo:image></p> </div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;">In $1896$ Thomas Burke from the USA won the $100$metres in $12$seconds.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> </div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;">Robert Kerr from Canada won the $200$ metres in the $1908$ Olympics in $22.6$ seconds.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="grid_2" style="border:0;"><mdo:image src="RunFINISH%20sm.jpg"></mdo:image></div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="grid_2" style="border:0;"><mdo:image src="High%20Jump%20sm.jpg"></mdo:image></div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;">In the $1906$ Olympics Ray Ewry from the USA won the high jump by jumping $1.56$.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="grid_2"> <p style="text-align: left;">Ray Ewry also won the long jump by jumping a</p> <p style="text-align: left;">distance of $3.30$ metres.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div> <div class="grid_2" style="border: 0pt none;"><mdo:image src="LongJUmpSm.jpg"></mdo:image></div> </div> <p> </p></mdoxml> 2 3 1 1 0 0 0