Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.2C Grade 4 CPI 2

 

Standard: 4.2 - Geometry and Measurement

 

Strand: C -  Coordinate Geometry

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will use coordinates to give or follow directions from one point to another on a map or grid.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students create Logo procedures for drawing rectangles or other geometric figures.

 

·        A good interdisciplinary assessment in both reading and mathematics is to have students draw maps for stories they have read, using coordinates to identify the locations of critical events or objects in the story.

 

·        Students find the lengths of paths on a grid, such as the distance from Susan's house to school.