Year 9 - Maths
Making a journey
Maths and the environment
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to assess the implications of making a journey in different ways.
Key Notes
- There may be many options for how to travel to a place
- Various factors affect which mode of transport is most favourable
- Making the same journey multiple times means the impact of that journey is multiplied
Vocabulary To Learn
- Commute: A commute is a regular journey made between a person's home and their place of work.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When calculating the amount of emissions per mile, pupils may forget to convert the information given from grams to kilograms.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
There may be many options for how to travel to a place. Various factors affect which mode of transport is most favourable.
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Commute'
A commute is a regular journey made between a person's home and their place of work. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.
Mistake: When calculating the amount of emissions per mile, pupils may forget to convert the information given from grams to kilograms. Correction: Always check whether the units for any values given in the information match the units that are required for the formula.
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