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The Longest Walk ActivityThe Longest Walk Activity
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Illustrative Mathematics
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The Longest Walk

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How long of a line can you draw within this activity? Learners pick two points outside and within the map to create the longest line they can. After drawing 10 lines, learners plot the length of each line on a line plot. Then they compare with other learners.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

measurement, line plots

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a class line plot with each person's longest and shortest lines

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide rulers to each class member
  • Ensure learners stay within the white space of the worksheet when drawing lines

Pros

  • Comes with a teacher guide that is also used as an answer key
  • Reinforces ruler skills

Cons

  • None

Common Core

2.MD.D.9

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