Maths Girl sky train ride in Bangkok

Dr Anna Fraszczyk
Mahidol University
October 2017
Maths Girl Sky Train Ride
in Bangkok
Dr Anna Fraszczyk /
anna.fraszczyk@gmail.com

Who am I?
• transport researcher
• interested in travel behaviour
• involved in transport research, education and outreach
• STEM Ambassador (UK)/Railway Talents Ambassador
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Thailand
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thailand_in_the_world_(W3).svg
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Bangkok is a capital city of Thailand.
Thailand is located in South East Asia.
There are 68 million people living in Thailand, similar to
the size of the UK’s population.
Bangkok is expected to become a megacity in the near
future, just as London, with over 10 million people living
in the city.
How do these people travel from home to work, shopping,
cinema…?
Bangkok
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BTS Sky Train is an elevated train in Bangkok.
In 2017 there are 2 BTS lines (2 x Green), 2 MRT lines
(Blue and Purple) and 1 ARL line (commuter train).
Within the next 10 years 10 more lines
(new or extensions), including 2 monorail,
are expected to be build in Bangkok.
BTS Sky Train in Bangkok
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Maths Girl is going on a Sky Train ride in Bangkok
(Science Museum & Planetarium)
You will see 7 challenges on the way.
Help Maths Girl to solve them correctly and…
…learn some Maths on the way!
Ready?
Sky Train Ride
Start:Victory Monument
End: Ekkamai
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Task 1
Maths Girl wants to take the shortest way up to the station.
What should I take:
the stairs
or the escalator?
Extras:
• How many seconds there are in 1 minute?
• How many minutes there are in 1 hour?
1 minute
45
secDr Anna Fraszczyk /

Task 2
Time to buy a ticket from Victory Monument to Ekkamai. Help
Maths Girl to pay for it.
How many coins
do I need?
Extras:
• Have you ever seen a Sky Train ticket?
• What is the shape of it? Is it 2D or 3D?
Ticket: 42 THB
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Task 3
Maths Girl missed a train. It’s 9:05am.
How long do I
have to wait for
the next train?
Extras:
• Can you draw a 24-hour clock?
• How many trains go between 9:00 and 9:30am?
Approximate Time
Between Trains (min:sec)
2:50
3:35
5:55
Service
hours (am)
7:00-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-16:00
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Task 4
There are many people on the Sky Train today. Can you
put them in order from smallest to tallest?
Who is a
medium size?
Extras:
• What is the total height
of the group?
• What is the average
size of the group?
1,80m 1,20m 1,00m 1,20m
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Task 5
Time to check progress with the journey. Help Maths Girl
to count the stops left to Ekkamai station.
Am I there yet?
Extras:
• Have you ever seen a Sky Train map?
• Can you draw a map?
Phaya Thai
Victory
M
onum
ent
Siam
Ratchathew
i
Chit Lom
Ploen
Chit
Nana
Phrom
Phong
Thong
Lo
Ekkam
ai
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Task 6
Maths Girl imagined a pattern of EKKAMAI letters.
How many ‘Ekkamai’
words can I see?
Extras:
• Can you design a
similar pattern using
letters in your name?
• How many ‘K’ letters
can you see?
K
K
A
M
A
I
I
A
M
A
K
K
E K K A M A II A M A K K
E
K
K
A
M
A
I
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Task 7
Maths Girl wanted to thank the driver for a safe ride.
How many drivers
drive a single Sky Train
in Bangkok?
Extras:
• Can there be no driver on a train?
• Do drivers have any special uniforms? Why?
0
1
2
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Ekkamai
I arrived safely.
Thank you for
your help!
Extras:
• Have you ever been to a science museum?
• Have you ever been to a planetarium?
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Thank you again!
The ‘Maths Girl Sky Train Ride
in Bangkok’ activity, based on
‘Maths Girl Metro Ride’ (2016),
was originally designed,
written and delivered by Dr
Anna Fraszczyk in August 2017.
This activity is suitable to P1-P3
age groups in Thailand.
Contact: anna.fraszczyk@gmail.com
The activity was inspired by Dr Maths’
work and activities such as ‘Mall Maths’
and ‘The Tube Trail’.Dr Anna Fraszczyk /

Additional task
How much should I pay to go:
From: Siam
To: Ekkamai
???
And If I want to go back from
Ekkamai to Siam, how much
should I pay then?
Are there any discounts?
The task suggested by NuuLeeDr Anna Fraszczyk /

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