Virual+Adventure


 * = ‘Let’s Go Figure!’ = || **Curriculum Area: **


 * Mathematics and Statistics, ****Level 3/4 ** || **Strands: **

 Number and Algebra

 Statistics || **Background Pages: **

All ||
 * **Achievement Objectives: ** |||||| Use a range of additive and simple multiplicative strategies with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. ||
 * **Learning Intention: ** |||||| Students will be able to solve problems relevant to //Expedition Challenge// ||


 * 1) How many kilometres could you travel in 8 hours if you walked 4.5 kilometres every hour and took an hour’s break for lunch? 31.5 km


 * 1) If you were climbing 150 metres an hour about how long would it take to climb 1000 metres? 6.667 hours


 * 1) If you eat 125 grams of muesli each morning during a five day tramp how much muesli would you need to carry? 625g


 * 1) If you need to eat food containing 3,000kJ of energy at lunch time on a tramping trip what are two different combinations of food from the following list that you could eat? Five slices of salami = 1200kJ, five crackers = 1000kJ, cup of soup = 1500kJ, chocolate bar = 1500kJ, muesli bar = 800kJ, sandwich = 1800kJ, apple = 400 kJ, scroggin 30 grams = 600kJ. Five slices of salami and a sandwich.


 * 1) If a hut costs $15 a night how much would it cost to stay there for 7 nights? $105
 * 2) If you hire boots for $12 per day, a pack for $10 a day, an emergency locator beacon for $15 a day and climbing gear for $20 a day; how much would it cost if you went away for four days? $228


 * 1) If you can carry a pack which is no heavier than a third of your body weight, how heavy could your pack be? 12kg


 * 1) If you were abseiling down from a climb of 1000 metres and you had two 50 metre ropes (allowing you to abseil 50 metres at a time) how many abseils would you need to do to reach the bottom? 20


 * 1) If you had two 60 metre ropes how many abseils would you need to make? 16


 * 1) If 28,000 people visit Aoraki Mount Cook National Park each month how many is that each year? 336000 How many is it each week? 933.33~

Aim: //Students will be able to apply number strategies and number knowledge to a range of problems related to their LEARNZ virtual field trip.// Take a look at where your field trip is on the LEARNZ map [].

You are about to travel to mt cook To get from your school to the field trip location you must choose to either fly or drive. (Circle your choice). fly

Explain your choice: because I live in the north island

Now using google maps [] (click on get directions), find out the distance from your school to the location of the field trip. (Round this distance to the nearest kilometre). The distance is: 962km. If it costs about 20 cents per kilometre to drive to your destination or about 50 cents per kilometre to fly, how much will it cost you to travel to the field trip location? Show your working in this box: 19240cents

You will be staying at the field trip site for three nights (Tuesday to Thursday) and travelling home on Friday. Choose where you will be staying from this list:

Camping $8 per night

Backpackers $25 per night: this one

Standard Motel $90 per night

Luxury Hotel $200 per night

If the field trip is in your hometown you can include the cost of $5 per night to help with your family’s house bills.

How much will it cost you for the three nights? Show your working in this box:

$90 You will need to buy food. If you stay at the luxury hotel they will provide breakfast. Otherwise you will need to buy it.

Food costs are:

Breakfast $7 per day

Lunch $15 per day

Dinner $25 per day

How much will it cost you for breakfast for 3 days? $21 How much will it cost you for lunch for 4 days? $60 How much will it cost you for dinner for 4 days? $100 How much will it cost for food for the whole field trip? $181

If you have a budget of $2,000 for the field trip to pay for transport, accommodation and food, how much money will you have left for spending?

Show your working in the box: $463

My spending money is $1537 How many $10 notes would you be given as spending money and what would be left over? 153.7 How many $100 notes would you be given as spending money, and what would be left over? 15.37