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The Amazing Race
Student Workbook
Cycle 3 Year 1
Elementary
The Amazing Race
Dear student,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been hired by our production company to assist in planning the itinerary for the next Amazing Race.
The contestants will be departing from and returning to Ottawa, Canada. Your job is to choose at least five cities as destinations for our next contestants to visit, keeping in mind the limitations provided by the travel agency.
You have been given a $10 000 budget for each participant. This amount must cover the cost of the flights and the cost of meals in the different countries for that participant.
You will also be given a document of important information that you must read carefully. It includes a map of possible destinations for the race, travel guidelines, and restrictions you will have to follow.
On behalf of the Amazing Race team, welcome aboard!
Marcus Brunette
Executive Producer
Guidelines and Restrictions for Completing the Amazing Race Itinerary
and Determining the Cost of the Trip
Guidelines:
· The cities shown on the map provided are the ones you can choose as destinations for the Amazing Race participants. They will spend one day at each destination.
· Sleeping accommodations will be organized by the host country, at no charge to the participants.
· Use the scale on the map to determine the distances between the cities you have selected as destinations for the race. Round your measurements to the nearest whole centimetre or half centimetre.
· The table on the next page lists the average cost of meals per day, per person, for each city on the map. Use this information to help you determine the cost of meals for the itinerary you have chosen.
· Fill in the table on page 6 with the names of the destination cities, the number of kilometres travelled, the meal costs, and the cost of the flights.
· Draw your final itinerary route on the map on page 7 and number the destinations you have selected in the order they will be visited.
Limitations
1. The round trip from Ottawa, Canada must cover more than 35000km but less than 50000km.
2. The pilot cannot fly for more than 8 consecutive hours at a time.
3. The plane travels 965 km per hour.
4. All flights are direct.
5. Your budget for the trip is $10 000.
6. Flights within the same continent cost 11¢ per kilometre.
7. Flights between continents cost 28¢ per kilometre.
Average Cost of Meals Per Day for Each PersonCity / Cost
Beijing, China / $ 73.00
Bulgan, Mongolia / $ 20.00
Cairo, Egypt / $ 30.00
Cape Town, South Africa / $ 38.00
Caracas, Venezuela / $ 30.00
Casablanca, Morocco / $ 25.00
Dallas, Texas / $ 60.00
Darwin, Australia / $ 45.00
Douala, Cameroon / $ 15.00
Dublin, Ireland / $ 66.00
Jakarta, Indonesia
/ $ 63.00Merida, Mexico / $ 20.00
Delhi, India / $ 21.00
Rio de Janero, Brazil / $ 70.00
Rome, Italy / $130.00
Tokyo, Japan / $ 24.00
Uppsala, Sweden / $ 30.00
Fill in the table below with the information required for as many cities as your itinerary includes.
Leaving from
/ Arriving at* / Distance Travelled(cm)** / Distance Travelled (km) / Cost of flight ($) / Cost of meals for the day ($) / Total cost per destination ($)
1. Ottawa, Canada
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Total
* The city at which a participant arrives will be the next city from which he or she will leave.
** Fill in this column if you think it will help you.
The Amazing Race Flight Routes
q In your itinerary, the Amazing Race participants begin and end their trip in Ottawa.
q The itinerary includes at least 5 cities, with no city visited more than once.
q The participants travel more than 35 000 km but less than 50 000 km.
q You took into account the maximum number of hours a pilot is allowed to fly.
q You found all the required costs — flights, meals, and total trip — using the information provided.
q You showed all the calculations needed to determine the flight distances and to find the total cost.
q You organized your work so that your procedure could be easily understood.
q You drew your itinerary route on the map and numbered the destinations.
q Your work shows that you made an effort to validate your solution.
Self-Evaluation
I found the situational problem… q easy q a little difficult q very difficult
My solution… q is well-organized q is organized q lacks organization
I am proud of…
During the next situational problem, I will challenge myself to…
These are the tools I used to solve the situational problem…
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