Fantasy Flight

Introduction

You have won a dream trip around the world, providing you with 50,000km of free air travel to four major cities. 

Unfortunately, there’s a catch… you have to pay for your own accommodation and provide all your own spending money. 

Task

You will produce a travel itinerary and a record of expenses to show how much your dream holiday will cost.  Don’t forget to look out for discounts and special offers. 

Learning Intentions 

  1. Find and record the distance between your chosen destinations. Calculate total distance travelled. 

  1. Find the latitude and longitude for your 4 chosen destinations and mark them on a map. 

  1. Find and record the departure and arrival times and flight durations. Calculate the total flying time. 

  1. Write a list of all expenses and calculate the total cost of the trip. 

  1. Present you itinerary and budget. Discuss factors that influenced your planning and budget and justify your choices. 

 

Process

STEPS:- 

  1. Create a new folder called “Fantasy Flight” into your Maths investigation folder in your one drive. 

  2. Log into your iMaths account and open Investigation 7 “Fantasy Flight”. 

  3. Click on Student Pages and READ, UNDERSTAND AND PLAN your investigation. 

  1. Download and save your investigation printables to your “fantasy flight” folder. 

  1. Use this online dictionary to understand the meanings of the following words and create a glossary:- 

Itinerary, accommodation, map references, major city, destination, budgeting, route, allotted, influenced, allocated 

  1. Highlight and save your Rubric. 

  1. Complete and save your investigation plan.   

  2. Continue to follow the steps in Fantasy Flight:-  Choose your destinations, Mark your Journey, Calculate your flying time, Find accommodation and calculate expenses. (

HINT - Don’t forget to use Microsoft Excel to create your tables and look for templates instead of creating your own or see table examples at the bottom of this page 

 

Investigation Weblinks:- 

Flight search 1 (www.jetabroad.com.au) 

Flight search 2 (www.webjet.com.au) 

Accommodation finder (www.wotif.com) 

Google Maps (maps.google.com) 

Distance calculator (www.timeanddate.com) 

Latitudes and Longitudes (www.infoplease.com) 

 

TABLE EXAMPLES

TABLE 1:-

MAJOR CITIES

CITY

COUNTRY

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

Brisbane

Australia

 

 

 

TABLE 2:-

MY JOURNEY

FROM

TO

DEPARTURE DATE/TIME

ARRIVAL DATE/TIME

FLYING TIME

DISTANCE (KM)

Brisbane 

Ho Chi Minh

2 June

23.25

3 June

05.30

8 Hours

4509

 

TABLE 3:-

ACCOMMODATION TABLE

CITY

LENGTH OF STAY

HOTEL

COST PER NIGHT (AU$)

TOTAL COST (AU$)

Ho Chi Minh

3 nights

Ho Chi Minh Royal 

$50

$150

 

 

 

TOTAL

$

 

TABLE 4:-

EXPENSES TABLE

CITY

ACCOMMODATION PER DAY

SPENDING MONEY PER DAY

TOTAL DAILY EXPENSES

NUMBER OF DAYS

TOTAL EXPENSES

Ho Chi Minh

$50

$100

$150

3

$450

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$
Evaluation

Success Criteria

Check the Conclusion tab for a CHECKLIST of all documents to be created and submitted

Conclusion

Checklist of all documents to be submitted and saved into your Fantasy Flight Investigation folder in your one drive.

1. Investigation Plan

2. Glossary

3. Highlighted Rubric

4. Table of destinations, including latitude and longitude references

5. Map (marked cities, latitude and longitude references and route)

6. Flight Information Table

7. Accommodation Table

8. Expenses Table

 

CONGRATULATIONS YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO YOUR TRIP OF A LIFETIME...