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Take a Trip by Train! Activity Sheet
McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 4, Chapter 3
Name: Date:
Take a Trip by Train!
Amtrak Train Schedules
http://reservations.amtrak.com/
Choose the fastest trip and the best time of day for your trip.
- Click schedules and sample fares.
- Scroll down and type New York City in the From box.
- In the To box, type Washington DC.
- In the Departure boxes, click Dec 3 6 AM.
- Then click Get Schedule.
- The 201 Metroliner leaves New York at 5:25 AM and arrives in Washington, DC at 8:33 AM. Draw these times in a clock face. Then write how long the trip will take.
- If it takes you ninety minutes to get up, pack, and get from home to the New York train station, what time would you have to wake up? Write the math problem in two different ways.
- You don't want to get up too early. What train could you take if you decided to get up at 5:30 AM?
- If your alarm clock doesn't go off at 5:30 AM and you get up one hour later, what train could you take from New York City? When would you arrive in Washington? Write math sentences that show how you got the answer.
- The city of Wilmington, Delaware is about halfway between New York City and Washington DC. Draw a clock face showing what time Metroliner 105 might stop there to pick up passengers.
- Write math sentences that show how much faster Metroliner 103 makes the trip between New York City and Washington, DC than Metroliner 79.
- How many minutes after train 181 arrives in Washington DC does Metroliner 107 arrive?
- How many minutes after Metroliner 107 does the next train from New York City arrive?
Math at Home
Today I explored a Web site that showed a schedule of trains that travel between New York City and Washington, DC. The Metroliner 79 made the trip in hours and minutes. The Metroliner 103 made the trip in hours and minutes.
You can find out more about this topic by asking your teacher or parents to show you other Web sites.
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