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Galactic Theme
    Park



        Open ended Maths project for years 5 – 9
Please ensure you download the handbook from Edgalaxy.

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                             teachers
The year is 2050. Man is now
colonising Outer Space and you have
 decided to open the first Galactic
       theme park in history.




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                        teachers
• You must carefully decide what
  sort of rides you are going to
  have. You also need to think
  about the other facilities
  visitors will need when they
  come to your theme park like
  toilets, cafes, shops and paths
  between all the facilities and
  rides.
          www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
• Many theme parks have different
  areas that are ‘themed’. In other
  words they might have an African
  area, a wild west American area or
  an Old England area. Think
 You must carefully what you want to
  carefully about
  have in yours.
decide what sort of
rides you are going to
have. You also need to
think about the other
facilities visitors will
need when they come
to your theme www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy
                 park teachers
Setting up your theme park
• You will need to take on board the following
  information:-
• Use an A3 piece of graph paper to design your
  ‘Lunar’ theme park.
• You must use a scale of 1 square : 10m2.
• The spending limit is $5,000,000 , which must
  not be exceeded.
• There must be car parks for your visitors to
  use. You will need to allow 10m² for every 2
  cars and assume that there is an average of 3
  people visiting per car.
• There must be toilets for your visitors to
  use. You will need 1 toilet block per 1000
  people visiting.
• There must be cafes and stuff for nerdy for your
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                                         shops
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‚How can we see
         everything?‛
• Create a pamphlet that
  offers the ideal route for
  adults and the ideal route
  for children to take
  through the park. Be sure to
  include map coordinates and
  compass directions so the
  customers know where
  they’re going.
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                          teachers
Entry Fee
Think of a fee to charge each
person to enter your park. Not too
steep but enough so you will make
a profit.

Entry fee = $......................................

You now need to calculate the
daily gate takings.

To run your theme park the
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following costs will apply to each
                                 teachers
Determine your daily costs to
     maintain the park:




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Income
• On average, each visitor will spend
  $15 at each café and $10 in each shop
  plus their entry fee.
• Total $.................................
• How many people do you need to
  have come to the park to make
  your money back interest free?


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                            teachers
Use the following table to
   calculate the income




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Profit and Loss
• Each visitor to your theme park
  will spend;
  – $15 at each café you have
  – $10 at each shop you have
• Using the gate numbers from the
  previous section, work out your
  total profit from the admission
  price (gate), cafes and shops.
• Then take away your total costs
  that you have already worked out
              www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy
                            teachers
Use the following table to
calculate your profit and
           loss




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                      teachers
EXTENSION TASK:

• How long will it take you to recoup
  the $5 million with no interest?

• Assuming the interest rate is at 6.23
  % per annum, use compound interest
  to calculate how long it will take
  you to recoup the $5 million.


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                           teachers
Advertising Budget
• You have to decide on the type of advertising
  you want to use to promote your theme park.
  The costs of the different types is given
  below.
    – Design your advert.
•   Present it to the class.
    – Your class will give you a rating of 1, 2 or 3
      depending on how good they think your advert is,
      1 being the best.
• The number of extra visitors your advert
  will bring in per day depends on your rating.
    – Work out the total extra profit you will
       get from your advertising.
    – Was your advertising worth the cost?
    – Was your advertising successful?
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                                 teachers
Advertising Costs




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                  teachers

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Galactic Theme Park Math Project

  • 1. Galactic Theme Park Open ended Maths project for years 5 – 9 Please ensure you download the handbook from Edgalaxy. www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 2. The year is 2050. Man is now colonising Outer Space and you have decided to open the first Galactic theme park in history. www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 3. • You must carefully decide what sort of rides you are going to have. You also need to think about the other facilities visitors will need when they come to your theme park like toilets, cafes, shops and paths between all the facilities and rides. www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 4. • Many theme parks have different areas that are ‘themed’. In other words they might have an African area, a wild west American area or an Old England area. Think You must carefully what you want to carefully about have in yours. decide what sort of rides you are going to have. You also need to think about the other facilities visitors will need when they come to your theme www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy park teachers
  • 5. Setting up your theme park • You will need to take on board the following information:- • Use an A3 piece of graph paper to design your ‘Lunar’ theme park. • You must use a scale of 1 square : 10m2. • The spending limit is $5,000,000 , which must not be exceeded. • There must be car parks for your visitors to use. You will need to allow 10m² for every 2 cars and assume that there is an average of 3 people visiting per car. • There must be toilets for your visitors to use. You will need 1 toilet block per 1000 people visiting. • There must be cafes and stuff for nerdy for your www.edgalaxy.com - Cool teachers shops
  • 6. www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 7. ‚How can we see everything?‛ • Create a pamphlet that offers the ideal route for adults and the ideal route for children to take through the park. Be sure to include map coordinates and compass directions so the customers know where they’re going. www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 8. Entry Fee Think of a fee to charge each person to enter your park. Not too steep but enough so you will make a profit. Entry fee = $...................................... You now need to calculate the daily gate takings. To run your theme park the www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy following costs will apply to each teachers
  • 9. Determine your daily costs to maintain the park: www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 10. Income • On average, each visitor will spend $15 at each café and $10 in each shop plus their entry fee. • Total $................................. • How many people do you need to have come to the park to make your money back interest free? www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 11. Use the following table to calculate the income www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 12. Profit and Loss • Each visitor to your theme park will spend; – $15 at each café you have – $10 at each shop you have • Using the gate numbers from the previous section, work out your total profit from the admission price (gate), cafes and shops. • Then take away your total costs that you have already worked out www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 13. Use the following table to calculate your profit and loss www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 14. EXTENSION TASK: • How long will it take you to recoup the $5 million with no interest? • Assuming the interest rate is at 6.23 % per annum, use compound interest to calculate how long it will take you to recoup the $5 million. www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 15. Advertising Budget • You have to decide on the type of advertising you want to use to promote your theme park. The costs of the different types is given below. – Design your advert. • Present it to the class. – Your class will give you a rating of 1, 2 or 3 depending on how good they think your advert is, 1 being the best. • The number of extra visitors your advert will bring in per day depends on your rating. – Work out the total extra profit you will get from your advertising. – Was your advertising worth the cost? – Was your advertising successful? www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers
  • 16. Advertising Costs www.edgalaxy.com - Cool stuff for nerdy teachers