Helping ladybug hide with arrows and angles
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L70
A lesson plan for grades K–1 Mathematics
In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Going Places: Measuring and Mapping,” students use a Java applet to hide a ladybug under a leaf. This requires experimentation, planning, and understanding of spatial relationships and visual memory.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will use non-standard units of measure and tell time.
- Objective 2.01: For given objects:
- Select an attribute (length, capacity, mass) to measure (use non-standard units).
- Develop strategies to estimate size.
- Compare, using appropriate language, with respect to the attribute selected.
- Objective 2.01: For given objects:
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.
- Objective 3.03: Model and use directional and positional vocabulary.
