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MONKEY MAP
Topic: NAVIGATION and USING COORDINATES
Grades: 3-5
As they invent a story and find a route to a stolen simian, students will go ape for this mapping activity!
Learning Objective
Students use a map grid and develop an understanding of coordinates.
NCTM Standard: Representation
Make and use coordinate systems to specify
locations and to describe paths.
DIRECTIONS:
Materials Needed:
- A copy of "MonkeyMap" (click here for printable PDF version)
reproducible for each student
Class Periods: 1-2
1. Hand out the activity "Monkey Map" and have
students read the introduction.
2. Use the following discussion questions to provide
experience using the landmarks and map coordinates:
- On the map, what is located at (E,5)? (A portal)
- If Jackie goes from (B,5) to Haystack Mountain,
then to (B,4), how many times will she
cross the stream? (Twice)
- If you were at (D,3), would you wear jeans
or a swim suit? (Swim suit)
- What would happen if Jackie crossed (B-3)?
(She'd climb the cliffs.)
3. Have students work in pairs to do the activity.
4. Have students explain their routes
to the class using coordinates
to describe them.
Answers: Answers will vary
Cyberchase Episode: Lost My Marbles
A day at the library turns into a
cyberventure when Jackie, Matt and Inez learn that Hacker has kidnapped Dr. Marbles, the only person who can save Motherboard
from an evil virus! The team learns to use a map as a
mathematical tool as they navigate across a cyber island in search of Marbles...then try to escape before a huge earthquake
turns the island inside out!
Math Message: A map is a mathematical tool you can use to find your way from one place to another, anywhere on earth.
Cyberchase FOR REAL (Epilogue)
At the zoo, Bianca is on a mission to see a baby gorilla. But she gets lost en route, and even a map doesn't help -- at
first. In the live-action segment of "Lost My Marbles" Bianca discovers that maps are great navigational tools when you know
how to use them!
The Big Idea:
When you use a map, you have to make sure that both you and the map are pointed in the same direction.
Before your next field trip, view the epilogue. Then challenge students to use a map of the place that you visit to find a
particular location.
More Math Fun:
Have students use
measurement tools and graph paper to create maps of their classroom or schoolyard, including sketches of some features or
landmarks. One student can then hide an object for another student to find. The student can write directions using coordinates
and landmarks on their map as clues.
Online games featuring similar math themes:
- Virus Hunt (Using a Map and Compass)
- Bike Route (Finding the Shortest Path)
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