Ordering Journeys
Ordering Journeys
Ordering Journeys printable sheet
Here are the distances (as the crow flies) in kilometres from London to various cities in the world:
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Abu Dhabi 5480
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Barcelona 1139
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Cape Town 9680
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New Delhi 6718
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Edmonton 6805
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Florence 1209
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Gothenburg 1039
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Houston 7812
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Istanbul 2501
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Jerusalem 3611
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Karachi 6314
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Launceston 17425
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Put these journeys in order according to the distances involved.
Why do this problem?
This challenge gives pupils experience of comparing and ordering large numbers.
Possible approach
Try to say as little as possible when introducing this task. When the group or class has finished it would be good to discuss the different approaches that pupils used.
Key questions
Tell me what you first thought would be a good way of doing this.
Tell me about any difficulties you encountered when solving this challenge.
Possible extension
Pupils could choose some other cities and investigate how far away from London they are, adding these journeys into their order. Pupils might like to first make a guess at where in the order they think the new journey will be placed before looking up the distance.
Possible support
Some pupils may need help with focusing on each particular map and the names that may be unusual for them.
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