Gold Seal Lesson:
Your Piece Of The World

Copernicus Education Gateway

Subject:

Mathematics

Grade:

5-8

ICLE Standards:

Statistics:   Construct, read and interpret tables, charts and graphs

Performance Task:

As a class you will construct a world map.  Your group will be given a section of the world. Basically your teacher will give you a square with latitude and longitude.

Your first step is to draw your section of the world using latitude and longitude for correct position.  For your section of the world, label cities, countries, and oceans.

Knowledge / Skills:

Use the technique of dimensional analysis to convert units of measure (e.g., convert km/hr to m/min).  Understand and use various techniques for estimating, making and converting measure; and using these to perform dimensional analysis.  M.33

Participate, sometimes leading, in group meetings by contributing, taking turns speaking, and working toward a common goal.  ELA.20

Understand and use graphs, charts, and visuals to enhance informational writing and oral presentations.  ELA.29

Plan and apply real or hypothetical models and constructions to facilitate investigation and learning and the solution to practical problems.   115

Rubric:

4 POINTS:  Worked cooperatively in the group to complete task with 100% accuracy.

3 POINTS:  Worked cooperatively in the group to complete task;  had only 90% of all sites labeled and in the correct place.

2 POINTS:  Worked intermittently in the group and labeled 80% of the sites correctly.

1  POINT:   Worked intermittently in the group and did not complete the task.

Keywords:

STATISTICS
MEASUREMENT
MODELS AND CONSTRUCTION
TEAMWORK
VISUALS 

RATIOS

Grades:

Kg [] - 1 [] - 2 [] - 3 [] - 4 [] - 5 [x] - 6 [x] - 7 [x] - 8 [x] - 9 [] - 10 [] - 11 [] - 12 []

ICLE Application:

D

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