Vacations {Road Trip Freebies}

 Hello, it is Jennifer from Teaching to Inspire in 5th. Summer is the time of vacations for many. Some go on "staycations" to local attractions, some go on road trips, and some even fly to their destinations. Last year, my family and I went to Disney World in Florida. Before leaving, I did some math because I really didn't want to drive all that way with two kids. My husband insisting on driving, saying it was cheaper. Being a teacher, I needed some math to prove that he was right. I mean, 10 hours is a long time to sit in a car, and I wanted to make sure it was really worth it!

So, I gathered my information....

Then I used my information to do some calculations:

And, my husband was right. It was much cheaper to drive, than fly.

While I was writing this post, I thought this would be a great idea to implement into the classroom. So I made a few planning sheets for your students to complete the same task with their own locations and information.  Click on any of the below images to grab your copy from Google Docs.

I completes my information as examples into the planning pages.

And then here are the planning pages for your students to use.

 

Have you planned a trip recently? Did you choose to fly or drive?

Also, let me know if you plan to use the freebie in your classroom, and how you plan to use it?