Houston District School Objectives
Number operations and quantitative reasoning. Using base 10, by normal functions such as; adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Decimals, inches, metric, and earlier forms of measuring will be included.
Communicate mathematical ideas using language. Efficient tools, appropriate units, and graphical, numerical, physical, or algebraic mathematical models.
Select and use appropriate units, tools, or formulas. To measure and to solve problems involving length including perimeter.
Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student uses coordinate geometry to identify location in two dimensions. The student uses coordinate geometry to describe location on a plane.
Measurement. The student solves application problems involving estimation and measurement of length, area, time, and angles.
Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. The student represents a relationship in numerical, geometric, verbal, and symbolic form.
Understand the purposes of all art elements and design principles involved in the creation of artistic maps of medieval times, and how specific principles are used to organize art elements. As an example, critically thinking of how Mapmakers and Artisans would have viewed their work, and what they would consider such as; symmetry, balance, unity, color, line, texture, values, contrast, emphasis, proportion, scale etc.
Understand the expressive qualities of specific art elements and design principles in examples of Portolan Maps
Strategies Interactive participation will be found in lessons involving outside use of simple surveying practice with compass and tape measuring. It will also be found in some of the internet lab activities.
Journaling opportunities will take place along with notes taken, reflections, internet lab and library research, sketching and planning for mapmaking projects.
Math activities will be found in lessons that practice the compass and use math manipulatives such as protractor, using graph renderings, tape, and the compass.
Fine Arts practice will comprise of sketching, making paper, ink, designing maps, practicing the use of art elements and principles of design, perspective, proportion and scale, using creative ideas of their own.
Critical Thinking skills will encompass all the information learned through these strategies along with practice, discussion and problem solving to generate sophisticated
products from the lesson experience.
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