In this lesson the students will be moving around the classroom and around the school as they make quality observations. They will use tape measures, meter wheel and estimation to describe the classroom and school setting. After observing they will learn how to quantify and qualify their observations. They will make drawings that need to be to scale.
This is a map we drew that shows how to get from our room to the book room. The students used a meter wheel to find the distance. They also used a stop watch to keep track of the time.The map on the left is from 1st hour. The map on the right has been modified by the 3rd hour class. The 3rd hour used an existing map that one of the students had from their orientation paperwork. In our classroom discussion we talked about how the red map was more detailed showing the distance and direction of each phase of the trip. By leaving the maps up we could compare and contrast the maps.
I used this activity to speak to making quality observations. I could have easily brought in vectors and calculating speed.
I used this activity to speak to making quality observations. I could have easily brought in vectors and calculating speed.
