a6 maths' tasks about travelling - from cyprus
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Maths’ tasks about traveling (4th-‐6th grade) Activity 1
Katia and Nicolas travelled to Crakow
for Christmas. They walked through
the narrow streets of the old town and
then sat down for lunch at Gosciniec,
a very popular traditional restaurant,
where they tried lots of Polish treats.
Katia ordered a Rosol soup, a portion
of Pierogi and a portion of Polskie
Nalesniki. Nicolas also ordered the
Rosol soup, a portion of Golabkj and a
portion of Bigos.
Estimate the total cost of the children’s meal in the local currency and in Euro
“ Activity 2
Katia and Nicolas bought some suvenirs with traditional
patterns from Crakow for their classmates. Each suvenir
costs 15 Zloti. They paid 360 Zloti in total. How many are
the classmates of Katia and Nicolas? ι
«Lazanki z kapustą i grzybami» 17 PLN «Rosol» 10 PLN «Pierogi» 28 PLN «Polskie Nalesniki» 30 PLN «Golabkj» 15 PLN «Bigos» 24 PLN «Gulasz» 13 PLN «Śledź w oleju z cebulą» 14 PLN
Activity 3 In Athens tourists can get a “Museum
Card”. This card gives you free
entrance in 5 popular museums in the
city and costs 30 Euros and applies for
all ages.
MUSEUM PRICE PER PERSON OTHER
INFORMATION 1 Acropolis Museum
Adults €5 Children under 14 -‐ free
Open daily
2 Benaki Museum
Adults €7 Children under 12 -‐ €5
Closed on Monday and Tuesday
3 National Archaeological Museum Adults €15 Children under 14 -‐ €8
Open daily
4 Museum of Cycladic Art General admission €7
Closed on Tuesday
5 Bysantine and Christian Museum General admission €4
Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Papadopoulos and their 2
children, 9-‐year-‐old Marcos and 15-‐year-‐old
Aliki visited Athens for a few days. They
want to visit the following Museums:
• Acropolis Museum
• Benaki Museum
• Museum of Cycladic Art
Will the family save money if they all buy a Museum Card? What is their most cost
efficient choice? Explain your thinking.
Activity 4
The students of E’2 class of Chryseleousa Primary School travelled to Czestochowa
last summer and they got to explore the old city center. They are now at Αleja
Najswieeetszej Maryi Pannythat leads to the Jasna Gora monastery.
Observe the map carefully and find:
• Three streets that are parallel to the central avenue
• Two streets that cross the central avenue in a right angle
• One street that crosses another street in a smaller angle
Activity 5
Marcos and Thalia
travelled to Italy last
summer. They tried many
Italian treats. They liked
Italian pizzas most of all,
so they decided to make
pizzas for their friends
when they returned to
Cyprus.
DOUGH INGREDIENTS (for 4 people)
• 500 gr wheat flour (for baking)
• 350 ml lukewarm water
• 1 cube of fresh yeast (25 gr)
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of dried herbs (oregano, basil, thyme) – optional
INGREDIENTS FOR THE TOPPING (for 4 people)
• 2 chopped peeled seedless tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of oregano
• salt
• 2 cups of a mixture of grated yellow cheeses
• 6 slices of ham
• 1 cup of mushrooms cut in stripes
• 1 green pepper thinly sliced
If Marcos and Thalia will make pizzas for 20 people, write the recipe for the dough
and the topping again, this time estimating the right amounts for the number of the
guests.