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Map It!
 


Activity Overview

Students explore map making. Students read a story, identify the locations of different places in the story, decide the distance between each set of places in the story, and create a map with a legend.

Before the Activity

  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print student activity sheets page 75 from the attached PDF file for your class.

    		• During the Activity

    		Distribute the page to the class.

    Follow the activity procedures:
  • Select as book or story in which characters move from place to place and read it
  • Create an imaginary map of the action in the story
  • Create a legend with a scale for distances
  • Identify at least three different locations from the story, determine the distances between those places on the map

    		After the Activity

  • Review student results
  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary

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    Subject Area:
    Math : Elementary Math : Geometry
    Math : PreAlgebra : Geometry
    Math : Middle Grades Math : Geometry

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    5-8, K-4

    Activity Time:
    60 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-10, TI-15 Explorer™

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    Other:
    This is Activity 15 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Uncovering Math with Manipulatives, the TI-10, and the TI-15 Explorer

    The following materials are required for this activity:

  • Ruler, string or measuring tape
  • Pencils


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