This document discusses various math concepts that can be encountered during a road trip, including telling time on digital and analog clocks, measuring temperature, counting calories, basic addition and subtraction, identifying shapes like rectangular prisms and octagons, parallel and perpendicular lines, measuring distance and weight. Geometry, measurement, and basic math skills are explored through examples relevant to planning and taking a road trip.

1. A Road Trip with Math
By: Melissa Golden
November 2012

2. TIME
Digital Clock Analog Clock

3. MEASUREMENT
Temperature

4. DECIMALS & MONEY
Counting
(calories)

5. BASIC MATH

6. GEOMETRY
Rectangular prism

7. SUBTRACTION
Key Word “Reduce”
Time

8. GEOMETRY
Parallel Lines

9. MEASUREMENT

10. GEOMETRY
Perpendicular Lines
Intersecting Lines
Also an Addition Sign

11. MEASUREMENT
Distance

12. MEASUREMENT
Weight

13. GEOMETRY
Octagon –
8 sided figure