MathsYears 12–13Mechanics

Quantities, units and modelling

Use SI units and dimensional analysis; understand mathematical modelling assumptions in mechanics

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're baking a cake 🎂. The recipe says '500 g flour' — that's a quantity with a unit (grams). Modelling means using maths to describe real things like this!

  2. 2

    Which of these is a quantity with a unit?

  3. 3

    Drag the slider to show 3.5 metres on the number line.

  4. 4

    A car travels at 60 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it go?

  5. 5

    If distance = 50t and t = 3, what is the distance?

  6. 6

    The temperature outside is 15°C. It drops by 8°C. Use the thermometer to show the new temperature.

  7. 7

    A model says: cost = 10 + 5x, where x is number of hours. What is the cost for 4 hours?

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