Outcomes From the Construct a Football Field Lesson

To construct the football field the students at first wanted to guess instead of using the tools (surveyors wheel, string line) that were provided. They were guessing I believe because they didn’t understand the procedure or pattern. We then discussed what was already set up for us. I asked if there was anything already in place that gives us a straight line to work from. They said the sidewalk. We then talked about having the corners set up and then measuring everything off of those set points. They also wanted to move the string line to conform to the string line instead of moving the sideline cones. We will next introduce the use of the square and the idea of 90 degree corners. We will also discuss what is a surveyor and what they do.