Maths at Work
Maths at
the Airport
Tracey Steffora
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Contents
Maths at the airport .............4
Counting ......................6
Measuring ....................10
Shape and size ................14
Time .........................18
Answers ......................22
Picture glossary ................23
Index ........................24
Maths at the airport
Many people work at the airport.
4
Many people use maths at
the airport.
5
Counting
The flight attendant counts tickets.
6
flight attendant
The flight attendant
counts passengers.
7
The baggage handler counts bags.
8
baggage handler
How many bags can you count?
(answer on page 22)
9
Measuring
The pilot flies the plane.
10
pilot
how fast
The pilot measures how fast the
plane is flying.
11
how high
The pilot measures how high the
plane is flying.
12
tree
plane
Which is higher? The plane or
the tree? (answer on page 22)
13
Shape and size
The screener looks at bags.
14
screener
The screener looks at the shape
of things inside the bags.
15
X-ray
Some bags are large.The flight
attendant puts these bags in
a locker.
16
Smaller bags go under the seat.
Is this bag large or small?
(answer on page 22)
17
Time
The ground controller tells a plane
when to move.
18
ground controller
The ground controller tells a plane
when to stop.
19
ground controller
The air controller tells a plane
when to fly.
20
What time does the plane fly to
New York? (answer on page 22)
21
Answers
page 9: There are five bags.
page 13: The plane is higher than
the tree.
page 17: The bag is small.
page 21: The plane flies to New
York at 9.00.
22
Picture glossary
ticket paper that
shows you have paid
for something
air controller person
who tells the pilot when
to fly the plane
23
Index
baggage handler 8
flight attendant 6, 7, 16
ground controller 18, 19
pilot 10, 11, 12
screener 14, 15
Notes for parents and teachers
Maths is a way that we make sense of the world around us. For the young child, this includes
recognizing similarities and differences, classifying objects, recognizing shapes and patterns,
developing number sense, and using simple measurement skills.
Before reading
Connect with what children know
Discuss types of transport and identify that one way we can travel is by aeroplane.Allow
children to share any experiences they have had at the airport and on an aeroplane and
encourage them to name as many workers as they can.
After reading
Build upon children’s curiosity and desire to explore
•With children, look at the photos of the cockpit and discuss how pilots use different instruments
of measurement. Some children will be interested to learn that an altimeter tells the distance the
plane is off the ground and an airspeed indicator tells the pilot how fast they are flying through
the air.
•In the gym or on the playground, demonstrate the importance of an air traffic controller by having
one child be an “air traffic controller” while other children wait for directions to “take off”. First have
the controller count to 10 between telling individual children to “take off” (walking a single line).
Discuss how the distance between “planes” changes depending
on when the controller tells them to take off.
24
MATHS AT
WORK
Maths at the Airport
Who tells a plane when to stop?
Read this book to find out – and learn all
about how people use maths at the airport.
Literacy consultant
Nancy E. Harris has her Masters of Educaon
in Reading. She works with children through
classroom demonstraons and coaching.
The Maths at Work series examines how people around the
world use common basic maths skills in their jobs. This book
looks at maths at the airport, and includes chapters on counting,
measuring, shape and size, and time. The final page of each
chapter ends with a simple maths question for the reader,
so they can put their own maths skills into practice.
Titles in the Maths at Work series:
Maths at the Airport 978 1 406 25071 8
Maths at the Hospital 978 1 406 25072 5
Maths at the Shops 978 1 406 25073 2
Maths at the Train Station 978 1 406 25074 9
Maths at the Vet’s 978 1 406 25075 6
Maths on the Farm 978 1 406 25076 3
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