Timetables
Maths: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.1.3
Timetables
Timetables are used in everyday life. Timetables can be used to help you with public transport (catching the bus or train into town) and to help you see what's on TV!
Timetables
- As the name suggests, timetables will always include the time within the data.
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Timetable example
- Here is an example of a bus timetable.
- The bus goes to the school, the market, the pool, the park, the beach and the shops.
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Using the bus timetable
- I want to find out when the bus gets to the park on Tuesday.
- I need to look for the time that lines up with the park and Tuesday.
- You can see that the bus gets to the park at 09:38 on Tuesday.
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Using the bus timetable 2
- I want to find out what time I got on the bus at school if I arrived at the beach at 10:44 on Thursday.
- I need to look for the time that lines up with the beach and Thursday.
- I then need to look at the time that bus left the school.
- You can see that the bus left the school at 08:44.
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Using the bus timetable 3
- I want to find out how long it takes to get from the market to the shops on Wednesday.
- I need to use the timetable for Wednesday to find that the bus leaves the market at 09:09 and arrives at the shops at 11:15.
- I then need to work out the time difference.
- The difference between 09:09 and 11:14 is 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Test yourself on Timetables
What time does the train get to Leeds on Friday?
What time does the train get to York on Wednesday?
I arrived at Sheffield at 11:06 on Wednesday. What time did my train leave Derby?
I arrived at York at 10:55 on Monday. What time did my train leave Sheffield?
How long does it take to get from Sheffield to York by train on Thursday?