Lesson Plan

Estimating Distances

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Students investigate distance measurement.  In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students find the average length of their pace and use their pace to measure various unknown distances in feet and miles.  Students relate their use of the pace to the work of Lewis and Clark in mapping the western United States. 

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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