Take a look at what you’ll find inside this math project:
TASK #1: THE PLAN
It’s time to plan your summer road trip! First, you’ll have to decide if you want to rent a motorhome or stay in hotels. Let’s take a look at the cost difference.
Skills: money, addition, subtraction
TASK#2: SPENDING MONEY
You’ve been saving up for this trip. Now it’s time to make a budget! Figure out what you can spend per day, and calculate some different money combinations.
Skills: money, addition, subtraction, division
TASK #3: SNACKS FOR THE ROAD
You’ve decided to fill up a cooler with snacks for the road. This way you won’t have to make as many stops! Figure out what you can buy based on your budget. Then take a look at some other orders and calculate the total cost.
Skills: money, addition, subtraction
TASK#4: DISTANCE TRAVELLED
Use the chart to figure out how far you travel on each day of the road trip.
Kilometer and mile versions are both included.
Skills: distance, addition, subtraction
TASK#5: REST STOP
During your road trip, you take rest stops every couple of hours. Use problem-solving to work with the various parts of this rest stop.
Skills: distance, perimeter, money
TASK #6: THEME PARK
On day 4 you stop at a theme park for the day. Let’s take a look at how you spent your time at the theme park.
Skills: time, elapsed time, money
TASK #7: FUEL STOP
You’ve been keeping track of how much you’re spending on fuel. Take a look at the chart so far.
Both liter and gallon versions are included.
Skills: liters/gallons, money, addition
TASK #8: BICYCLE RENTALS
When you get to the town of Bridgecastle, your family decides to rent bicycles for the afternoon! Let’s compare the different trails.
Both kilometer and mile versions are included.
Skills: distance, money, graphing
TASK #9: RACE TRACK
When you see that there is a big race track up ahead, your family decides to stop and check it out! You’ll work with figuring out race length as well as the length of time of the other activities at the track.
Both kilometer and mile versions are included.
Skills: distance, multiplication, elapsed time
TASK #10: A FLAT TIRE
You were starting your drive home when your motorhome got a flat tire! Solve the measurement problems.
Skills: time, money, distance
TASK #11: ROAD SIGNS
As you drive home, you notice all of the road signs. There are a lot of them! Let’s work with the distance on the road signs.
Skills: distance conversions, subtraction
PLUS A BONUS WRITING ACTIVITY:
Write about a road trip that you’d like to take.