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Longitude and Latitude

By David Benson, Alberto Ortiz
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"What are the benefits of being able to plot points on a map using longitude and latitude coordinates?"
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and Standards


 Activities


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Activities

Activity 1: Introduction
A 911 call has been dispatched to a local fire department revealing the drowning of a child, age seven, in a residential pool. You are to respond immediately to the call even though it is an unknown address. Using the coordinate system of longitude and latitu...

Activity 2: Task
You will be able to take any point and plot its location on a map. Given a map of your city you will plot the shortest route to a destination to save a drowning child using the coordinate system. You will role play as a member to one of the following character...

Activity 3: Process
I.) Ambulance driver will complete activities
A through C.

A.) You will go to website funbrain.com.
and find "X" and "Y" coordinates.

B.) You will substitute integers for "X"
and "Y" coordinates.

C.) You will select the correct...


Activity 4: Evaluation
Student will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1.) Collaborative skills
2.) Demonstrate an understanding of the research
3.) Time to identify the coordinates and the route
4.) Ability to use estimations

Student's synthesis and application of pl...


Activity 5: Conclusion: Plotting points on a grid
Using a local map, students will plot a set of coordinates and determine the shortest route to the location.