Find the distance between various locations in a neighborhood. Scholars use the interactive to find distances between locations on a map. The map is overlaid onto a grid to provide coordinates for each location, and pupils apply distances to solve multi-step problems.

Concepts

pythagorean theorem, grid maps, distance, distance rate time problems, distance formula

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Conduct a mini lesson to derive the distance formula from the Pythagorean Theorem
• Have individuals create problems using the points in the interactive

Classroom Considerations

• The class should understand how to take square roots of numbers
• Requires an account to access, which is free to set up

Pros

• The problems scaffold from having one point at the origin to having no points at the origin
• Provides hints on how to solve problems

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSG-SRT.C.8