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YEAR 6 · TIMETABLES AND JOURNEYS · 15 MIN

Reading and making itineraries

Read activities in order and build an itinerary with clear start and finish times.

In this lesson

Before you start
  • Read hours and minutes on a digital clock.
01 / LEARN

Understand the idea.

Read one row at a time

An itinerary puts the parts of a journey or visit in order. First choose the activity row, then choose the column that answers the question. A start time tells when an activity begins; a finish time tells when it ends.

Follow the gallery itinerary down the rows. The bus finishes at 09:35, when the gallery visit starts. The visit then finishes at 10:20, when the walk begins. Matching boundaries show how the activities connect.

Practice excursion itinerary
ActivityStartFinish
Bus to gallery09:1009:35
Gallery visit09:3510:20
Walk to park10:2010:35
Park visit10:3511:15
Return bus11:1511:50

Make a usable plan

When making an itinerary, include travel, visits and any waiting time in chronological order. Use one clear time system; in this table 09:10 is 9:10 in the morning, while 13:20 is 1:20 in the afternoon.

Check each finish against the next start. If the same group finishes a visit at 10:20, it cannot begin its walk at 10:15. Add each duration to the previous finish and check the plan’s final return time.

02 / WORKED EXAMPLES

See the method in action.

EXAMPLE 01

Read an arrival

At what time does the group reach the gallery?

Practice excursion itinerary
ActivityStartFinish
Bus to gallery09:1009:35
Gallery visit09:3510:20
Walk to park10:2010:35
Park visit10:3511:15
Return bus11:1511:50

Worked solution

  1. 1

    Choose the journey that reaches the gallery.

    The bus-to-gallery row describes the group travelling to that destination.

  2. 2

    Read its Finish column.

    gallery arrival=09:35

    Reaching the gallery is the end of the bus journey, rather than its departure.

  3. 3

    Compare the next activity’s start.

    gallery visit starts at 09:35

    The visit starts at the same time the bus journey finishes, confirming the correct entry.

Answer

09:35

EXAMPLE 02

Add a missing finish

A workshop starts at 13:20 and lasts 35 minutes. The walk back takes 15 minutes. Complete the two finish times.

Worked solution

  1. 1

    Add the workshop duration.

    13:20+35min=13:55

    Twenty minutes past the hour plus thirty-five more is fifty-five minutes past the hour.

  2. 2

    Start the walk at the workshop finish.

    13:55+5min=14:00

    The walk begins after the workshop, and five minutes reaches the next full hour.

  3. 3

    Add the rest of the walk.

    15−5=10min14:00+10min=14:10

    Ten minutes remain from the fifteen-minute walk after the first five minutes.

Answer

Workshop 13:55; walk 14:10.

03 / YOUR TURN

Try it yourself.

Check your understanding

A row says Library visit, Start 11:10, Finish 11:45. When does the visit finish?

Show answer & reasoning

11:45

The requested event is the finish of the Library visit, so read that row’s Finish column: 11:45. The 11:10 entry is its start.

Keep practising

6 worksheet questions · 9 marks

Open worksheet Worked solutions
Read the questions online
  1. Use the itinerary. At what time does the gallery visit start?
    1 mark
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50
  2. Use the itinerary. How long is the gallery visit?
    2 marks
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50
  3. Use the itinerary. Which activity starts at 10:20?
    1 mark
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50
  4. A bus arrives at 12:05. A picnic starts as soon as it arrives and lasts 30 minutes. Write the picnic start and finish.
    2 marks
  5. Use the itinerary. When does the group return to its starting place?
    1 mark
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50
  6. In the itinerary, extend the gallery visit by 10 minutes. Move every remaining activity 10 minutes later and keep its length unchanged. What is the new return time?
    2 marks
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50
Read the worked solutions

Equivalent correct methods earn the corresponding marks. Include units where asked.

  1. Use the itinerary. At what time does the gallery visit start?
    1 mark
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50

    Read the Gallery visit row and its Start column.

    09:35
  2. Use the itinerary. How long is the gallery visit?
    2 marks
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50

    09:35 to 10:00 is 25 minutes.

    10:00 to 10:20 is 20 minutes.

    25+20=45 minutes.

    45 minutes
  3. Use the itinerary. Which activity starts at 10:20?
    1 mark
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50

    Match 10:20 in the Start column to its activity.

    The walk to the park.
  4. A bus arrives at 12:05. A picnic starts as soon as it arrives and lasts 30 minutes. Write the picnic start and finish.
    2 marks

    The picnic starts at the arrival time, 12:05.

    Add 30 minutes to find 12:35.

    12:05 to 12:35
  5. Use the itinerary. When does the group return to its starting place?
    1 mark
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50

    The Return bus is the last activity.

    Its finish is 11:50.

    11:50
  6. In the itinerary, extend the gallery visit by 10 minutes. Move every remaining activity 10 minutes later and keep its length unchanged. What is the new return time?
    2 marks
    Practice excursion itinerary
    ActivityStartFinish
    Bus to gallery09:1009:35
    Gallery visit09:3510:20
    Walk to park10:2010:35
    Park visit10:3511:15
    Return bus11:1511:50

    The original final arrival is 11:50.

    All later activities move 10 minutes later.

    11:50+10minutes=12:00.

    12:00
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Curriculum reference & lesson scope

Australian Curriculum v9 / SA Curriculum Mathematics

Year 6: itineraries, elapsed time and feasible journey planning, including connections and 24-hour time.

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