Welcome to the World of Cartographers!
Our classroom door, as the time portal, allows our students...I mean...cartographers to go back in time to historical moments and bring forth all their work, discoveries, and knowledge to help inform their current understandings.
They took a look at the evolution of one of their most trusty tools... the compass!
DOGSTAILS
An abbreviation they like to use, which has helped them for many years to make sure they do not leave off any important elements when creating their maps.
Date | Orientation | Grid | Scale | Title | Author | Index | Legend | Situation
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Translation, Innovation, or Twister?
Our human grid is very suitable for making a connection between our Unit of Inquiry and the concept of direction and translation.
Not only did they have fun moving one another from point A to point B, but they also had fun creating their own multiplication game using the grid, and managed to squeeze in a game of 'vertices twister'.
Some Mental Math strategies that reminded them of the famous haka, and imprints to sign our essential agreements.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming events
5th October '24 - Oktoberfest