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Around the World

Calculating journey times to various destinations in order to decide which mode of transport to take.

Age range: 11-14          Duration: 30-59 mins          Mathematics / Physics

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Activity overview

Around the World activity description, teachers’ notes and curriculum links.
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Presentation

What is the future of global transport?
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Handout

Journey Times A - Student handout asking students to recommend the most appropriate form of transport for the journey type and distance covered.
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Handout

Journey Times B - Student handout to work out different journey times for each mode of transport.
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Audio

Podcast explaining the technology behind Jet APU from Fun Kids Radio.
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In this activity, students use the speed equation to calculate how long it takes to travel to destinations around the globe from the UK via today's global transport options. They are then introduced to a new concept to global travel: the vacuum tube train. Will this solve some of the problems they identified?

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Future trains

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