June 30, 2016
Turn Boring Road Trips Into
Fun Math Lessons
Adults use math to plan trips all the time. When kids help, they
learn that math is both useful and fun. Here are some math
concepts that trip planning involves:
• Addition. Have your teen use a road map to determine
possible routes. Add up how many miles you’ll travel by
going different ways. See which route is the shortest.
• Decimals. Have your teen figure out how much it will cost
to fill up your tank.
• Division. If your trip is 145 miles, for example, ask your
teen to divide this by how many miles per hour you’ll
average to find out how long the trip will take.
• Estimation. Notice signs that say how far away your exit
is. Have your teen estimate how long it will take to get
there.
• Measurement. Have your teen convert kilometers to
miles or vice versa. One mile equals 1.61 kilometers, and
1 kilometer equals .62 miles.
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