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How Far Did They Go?

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Students create a map. In this direction and distance lesson plan, students come up with familiar places in the community and calculate the distances from these places to the school. Students create a map that displays these places and their distance from the school.

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distance

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direction, distance, Map, math
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Grade
5th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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