CMaP PROJECT School Map

Project Title: Mapping Our School for New Students

Created by: Lori Anderson
Class: Special Education Classes 5th and 6th grades

Project Description Students in 5th and 6th grade Special Education classes will
mark computer labs, library, restrooms, gym, lunch room,
office, playgrounds and locations of support services to create
a map of the school and school grounds enabling them to get
to know the school and its resources based on the waypoints.

Community Issue or
Problem Selected

-How project evolved?
New Students to Carl Sandburg will need to learn where the
important areas and resources are located within the school.

The teacher and students will work together with community
and school faculty to create a map of the school and the
grounds to acquaint new students and their parents to the
school.

Community Partner(s) (1) Community members who will volunteer to let the
students use their GPS devices
(2) School staff and instructors in the areas that the students
will map the required locations in the school.

Project Objectives


Students will learn the functions of GPS, basics of mapping
with GPS and create a map of the school. Students and teacher
will work with community and school partners to create the
map by following coordinates of the points of locations for
resources in the school. The map will be available to students,
their parents, and community. The map would be used to
acquaint new students and their parents to the school.

Utah Core
Standards/Objectives


Mathematical Practices from the Utah Core Standard:
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
5. Use appropriate tools strategically
6. Attend to precision

Essential Question(s)

-Spatial Issue
What are the various resources on the school grounds and
building
and their relationship to each other in the school building?
Where
can students play, eat, etc..? Which areas should students not
be
in? What areas are important to their learning and will be used
on
daily basis? Where are support services providers located?
Where is the office located? Where do they turn in their lunch
money?

Assessments (rubrics,
scoring guides)
(1) Students will produce a school map marked correctly.
(2) Students will be assessed by informal teacher observations

Project Products


Create a map of the school with important student locations,
grade level location areas, and resource service providers for
new students entering Carl Sandburg Elementary using GPS
units and waypoints.

Project Timeline

(include a step by step
Procedures)
Teacher:
1. Map points on GPS and save on that device
2. Download and save into Garmin Base Camp in folder
(Label
waypoints by color)
3. Plug student GPS units
4. Clear all existing waypoints on each student GPS units
5. Download folder of waypoint onto student GPS units.
6. Produce blank map of Carl Sandburg Elementary School
with
classrooms but no labels.
7.On blank maps, put colors of waypoints in different order so
that groups dont go to same place.
8. Make first waypoint a practicewaypoint that whole class
participates in and shows understanding.
9. Pair of students and proceed with activity.

Students:
1. Discuss the proper use of the GPS unit.
2. Learn the function keys on the GPS unit
3. Learn the basics of using a GPS unit (specifically where
to go
and waypoints.. Show video
http://gmapk12.wikispaces.com/Instructional+VideosGPS
4. Assign to work with partners.
5. Students will practice as a class finding the Practice
waypoint
so they know how to follow the GPS and show understanding
6. Students will walk the school finding the important
resources
using the waypoints that are already entered in the GPS
systems.
7. Using a blank map of the school, they will mark on the map
the
important resources from the waypoints given in the GPS
taken
from the list given.

Resources Needed GPS devices, blank map of Carl Sandburg Building,
Skills Required Use and knowledge of GPS units, following directions,
working with partners, knowledge of how to collect
data needed, marking a map and reading waypoints.

Project Team Member
Roles
Teacher(s):
(1) Instructing and modeling for students on how to use GPS
unit.
(2) Instruct how to mark an accurate map.

Students:
Following directions, using GPS, following compass,
collecting data, and creating map

Partner(s):
Supply GPS devices, Teaching, modeling and help students
create map.

Celebration/Presentation Students will present the map and share what they have
learned about our school to new students. During parent
night, students can share and use their map with their parents.

Project Evaluation


Students created an accurate map of the school grounds
containing the important resources and locations that were
given for the GPS.

Project Bibliography http://www.garmin.com/enUS/shop/downloads/basecamp
http://www.uen.org/core/math

Plans for Future CMaP
Activities

Use GPS units--Students will use them to find the area and
perimeter of the school and classroom in area calculation
mode
when learning how to solve for area and perimeter of shapes.

Use story maps--Students will use story maps to find a
location that they would like to travel to. They will build their
own story map. .http://storymaps.arcgis.com

http://esrifederal.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?
appid=3a8780af66de4cc891c7a66613fe8889&webmap=14ad
15f72a864d2fb005fd7a48700ecb Washington DC -- Explore
the Smithsonan Gardens

http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/malltour/ Washington DC --
Mall Walking Tour

Optional:
-Lesson Plans
-Student Artifacts
-Publicity