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Going Places: Looking Back and Moving Forward

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A lesson plan for Grades K–2 Mathematics and Science

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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K–2
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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This lesson, the last of a seven-part unit from Illuminations titled “Going Places: Measuring and Mapping,” helps the teacher determine if students have learned to link measurement and geometry to create maps and charts to show spatial relationships, and to apply the principles of location, navigation, and direction by describing routes.

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.
  • Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will identify, describe, draw, and build basic geometric figures.

Grade 2

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
    • Objective 2.01: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
      • Length (meters, centimeters, feet, inches, yards).
      • Temperature (Fahrenheit).

Kindergarten

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will explore concepts of measurement.
    • Objective 2.01: Compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary (color, weight, height, width, length, texture).
  • Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.
    • Objective 3.03: Model and use directional and positional vocabulary.
    • Objective 3.04: Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles.

Science (2005)

Kindergarten

  • Goal 4: The learner will use appropriate tools and measurements to increase their ability to describe their world.
    • Objective 4.03: Use nonstandard units of measure to describe and compare objects.
    • Objective 4.04: Demonstrate the use of standard units of measure and compare with nonstandard units of measure. (Teacher demonstration)
    • Objective 4.05: Demonstrate that standard units of measure produce more consistent results than nonstandard units, allowing information to be shared.(Teacher demonstration)