Tryathlon
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Approach:  Station
ACCESS
Level: Year 8
Focus: Problem solving; computation  
Resources:
Stopwatch picture card; answer booklet
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Questions/instructions:  

Matt did the Weet-Bix Tryathlon.
Look at how far he had to swim, run and ride.

  Tryathlon Distances
  • Swim 200 metres
  • Run 1.5 kilometres
  • Ride 8 kilometres
   
 
% responses
2009 ('05)
y4
y8
1. The pool used for the tryathlon was 25 metres long.
     How many lengths did Matt have to swim?		 8   61 (70)
  4   8 (9)
2. The track used for the tryathlon was 500 metres long.
     How many laps of the track did Matt need to run? 		3   62 (64)
3. Look at the times on the stopwatches.
    They show how long it took Matt to finish each part of the tryathlon. 		     
   How long did it take Matt to do the whole tryathlon? 33 mins 5 secs   34 (30)
  32 mins 65 secs   28 (31)

Total score:
 4
  20 (22)
3
  24 (23)
2
  26 (25)
1
  16 (19)
0  
14 (11)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 8
Commentary:
Performance on this task was very similar in 2005 and 2009. Boys scored significantly higher than girls.