Keep Up Math Skills During Your Summer Vacation

You can find endless opportunities during your family vacation to practice math! The following list will provide you with many math ideas to keep up math skills during the summer and return to school ahead.

• Calculate Gas Mileage
• Gas Price Comparisons
• Expected Time of Arrival
• Total Miles Traveled
• Calculating Tax in Different Places
• Currency Conversions
• How Much Do You Tip?
• Distance Traveled
• Average Speed
• Comparison of Different Modes of Transport
• Trip Budget and Actual Costs
• Evaluating Various Routes
• License Plate Games – (Add up or multiply digits on plates)
• Math Games in the Car (what number an I? word problems, math fact races)

Travel Math Resources

• Taking the Train Math
• Family Travel Math Activity
• Math Journey: Travel Around the World and answer Math Questions
• Algebra Word Problems- Train Travel Math
• Math Travel Games by Beverlie Mackie
• Art of the City Transportation Kit (includes math problems 18 page e-book)
• Currency Convertor
• Travel Distance Map Calculator Between Different Cities
• World Time Zones
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