![]() ![]() Basic math skills such as graphing are essential to understanding maps. What is a map, you might ask? Is it a collection of data points on a grid? Yup. I want my students to realize that the work they do in other classes (in this case learning about graphing in math class) has direct implications when studying the world around us. We will connect graphing and mapping as similar processes.We will correctly map a set of data points and look for a pattern.Even after running this activity for several years, I find that this old dog still learns new tricks. I write them in a “We will…” formate because I consider myself one of the learners in the class. The board usually has one or two objectives for the class that are written with the phrase “We will”. As with every activity I run, I have the class agenda written out on a white board when students walk through the door. ![]() It takes place over two to three days so students have the chance to work with other students than their BFF or the randomly assigned partner their evil teacher (me) stuck them with. This is the culminating activity of The Grid. ![]()
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