The Task

You have been tasked with creating a map of the "C" building -- this means you must create a map which shows:

• The shape of the hallway

• The dimensions (length and width)

• Where the classrooms are

• Which teacher is in each classroom

• Where the bathrooms are

• Where the library is

• Where the exits are

The Requirements

Being a professional cartographer, you will need to have clean, straight lines. This means you must use a ruler to draw out the lines. You must also use nice, neat handwriting. You will have to have a legend on the map as well as a rose compass.

Being a cartographer, you also need to come up with unique names for the various areas -- for example, Mrs. Cooper could be labeled "here there be dragons."

The Restrictions

Map makers in the days of old did not have the time or ability to measure out their areas using rulers or yard sticks. You will also not have the ability to use these tools -- instead, you must develop a method within your group to accurately measure the length and width of the hallway.

The Drafting Process

Day 1

• • Form teams of between 1-4

  • Develop an idea on how you should measure the hallway, and why.

    • Each team member will need to journal how you decided to measure and why.

    • You also need to include a statement (claim) on how accurate your measurements will be, and possible errors which would throw off your measurements. Remember, there are six different types of errors:

      • • Instrumental Error

          • Happens when the instruments being used are inaccurate

        • Environmental Error

          • Happens when some factor in the environment, such as an uncommon event, leads to error.

        • Procedural Error

          • Happens when different procedures are used to answer the same question and provide slightly different answers.

        • Human Error

          • Transcriptional Error

            • Data is written down or recorded incorrectly

          • Estimation Error

            • Happens when reading measurements on some instruments.

  • Measure the hallway (quietly, please)

  • Document the following:

    • Length

    • Width

    • Classroom numbers

    • Teacher in each classroom

    • Layout of hallway

    • Location of bathrooms

    • Location of library

    • Exits

Day 2

• • Using graph paper, create a rough draft of your map

    • Include the following:

      • Hallway Dimensions

        • Length

        • Width

      • Classroom numbers

      • Teacher in each classroom

      • Layout of hallway

      • Location of bathrooms

      • Location of library

      • Exits

    • Determine the names your will create for each teacher

      • You must be polite, no naming teachers "ugly as sin, and twice as mean."

      • Journal what name you chose for each teacher and why you chose each name.

Day 3

• • Using unlined paper, create a final draft of your map

    • Include the following:

      • Title

      • Classroom numbers

      • Teacher in each classroom

      • Layout of hallway

      • Location of bathrooms

      • Location of library

      • Exits

      • Rose Compass pointing North (the Rim is to the north of us)

      • Legend

    • Remember to pay close attention to detail -- make clean, straight lines! Use your best handwriting! Make it pretty!

Day 4

• • Today we are making tools to measure the C-building; you will have the following building materials available to you:

    • 3 x 12" of twine

    • 1 yard stick

    • 8" of packaging Tape

    • 1 compact disc (CD)

    • 1 crayon

    • 4 x 8" balsa sticks

• • Once your Trundle Wheel is crafted, you will need to go measure the hallway of the "C" building and find exact measurements.

    • This will require you to determine the circumference of the CD (C=πd)

  • Once you have the exact measurements, include those numbers on your final draft.

  • In your journal, document the difference between your size and the exact size -- how close were you?

    • Your journal should also include a self-reflection -- was your measurement close? How far off was it? Why do you think that the measurements were so different? How could you have made your rough estimates more exact?

  • Remember to break down your trundle wheel when you are done -- there are a bunch more groups that will need to make trundle wheels today!

Day 5

• • Today you will combine your lab into one portfolio and turn it all in.

  • Your group will compile a packet with the following items:

    • Rough Draft of Map (10 points)

      • You will need one for each group member

      • Include:

        • Hallway Dimensions

          • Length

          • Width

        • Classroom numbers

        • Teacher in each classroom

        • Layout of hallway

        • Location of bathrooms

        • Location of library

        • Exits

    • Final Draft of Map (20 points)

      • Include the best one from your group

      • Include:

        • Title

        • Exact Measurements

          • Length

          • Width

        • Classroom numbers

        • Teacher in each classroom

        • Layout of hallway

        • Location of bathrooms

        • Location of library

        • Exits

        • Rose Compass pointing North

        • Legend

    • Journal (50 points)

      • Each member will need to include their journal for the lab

      • The journal must include the following:

        • Claim (1 sentence)

        • Explanation of Errors (1 Paragraph)

        • Naming of Teachers (2 Paragraphs)

        • Self-Reflection (2 Paragraphs)

    • Trundle Wheel Sketch (20 points)

      • 1 per team