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Classroom Info » Traveling the Turnpike
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Traveling the Turnpike
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In order to promote fitness, each class is taking time out of their day to walk for 10 minutes. The fourth grade is converting their walked minutes into miles and walking across the state of Pennsylvania by way of the PA Turnpike! Check out our progress below. | Traveling the Turnpike |
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| | Starting Point | Toll Stop | Dist | Sp | Time | Total | Arrived | | | | | | | | | Distance | | | |
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| | | | | | | Delaware River Bridge | Delaware Valley | 1.3 | 3 | 10 | 1.3 | X | | Delaware Valley | Philadelphia | 6.4 | 3 | 10 | 7.7 | X | | Philadelphia | Willow Grove | 8.4 | 3 | 10 | 16.1 | X | | Willow Grove | Fort Washington | 4.4 | 3 | 10 | 20.5 | X | | Fort Washington | Norristown |
| 5.4 | 3 | 10 | 25.9 | X | | Norristown | Valley Forge | 6.8 | 3 | 10 | 32.7 | X | | Valley Forge | Downington | 14.3 | 3 | 10 | 47 | X | | Downingtown | Morgantown | 13.7 | 3 | 10 | 60.7 | X | | Morgantown | Reading | | 12.8 | 3 | 10 | 73.5 | X | | Reading | Lebanon-Lancaster | 19.1 | 3 | 10 | 92.6 | X
| | Lebanon-Lancaster | Harrisburg East | 19 | 3 | 10 | 111.6 | X
| | Harrisburg East | Harrisburg West Shore | 5.4 | 3 | 10 | 117 | X
| Harrisburg West
| Gettysburg Pike | 5.9 | 3 | 10 | 122.9 | X
| | Gettysburg Pike | Carlisle |
| 9.8 | 3 | 10 | 132.7 | X
| | Carlisle | | Blue Mountain | 25 | 3 | 10 | 157.7 | X
| | Blue Mountain | Willow Hill |
| 12.7 | 3 | 10 | 170.4 | X | | Willow Hill | Fort Littleton | 9.1 | 3 | 10 | 179.5 | X
| | Fort Littleton | Breezewood | 18.1 | 3 | 10 | 197.6 | X
| | Breezewood | Bedford | | 15.9 | 3 | 10 | 213.5 | | | Bedford |
| Somerset |
| 35.6 | 3 | 10 | 249.1 | | | Somerset | Donegal | | 19.2 | 3 | 10 | 268.3 | | | Donegal | New Stanton | 15.2 | 3 | 10 | 283.5 | | | New Stanton | Irwin | | 8.1 | 3 | 10 | 291.6 | | | Irwin |
| Pittsburgh |
| 10.8 | 3 | 10 | 302.4 | | | Pittsburgh | Allegheny Valley | 8.9 | 3 | 10 | 311.3 | | | Allegheny Valley | Butler Valley | 8.6 | 3 | 10 | 319.9 | | | Butler Valley | Cranberry | | 10.7 | 3 | 10 | 330.6 | | | Cranberry | Beaver Valley | 15.6 | 3 | 10 | 346.2 | | | Beaver Valley | New Castle | 3.4 | 3 | 10 | 349.6 | | | New Castle | Gateway -Ohio | 8 | 3 | 10 | 357.6 | | | | | | | mi | mph | min | mi | |
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| | Speed (average walking) X Time (10 min is 1/6 of an hour) = Distance walked (miles) | | 3 mph X 1/6 hr = 1/2 mile, therefore each 10 minute walking session is = to half a mile |
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| | Total Miles Walked: X 24.0 (2009) X 89.0 (2008) X 92.6 (2007)
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Lancaster, PA
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