Google Earth- Law of Cosines and Heron's Formula

Google Earth- Law of Cosines and Heron's Formula

Summary

This task should take the whole class period, about 90 minutes, to organize and complete all tasks.  Students will be asked to locate their own homes using Google Earth.  The will calculate total acreage of their property by separating the boundaries into triangles and using Law of Cosines and Heron's Formula with an 85% accuracy.

 

Instructional Setting:

The classroom is arranged with student's desks all facing multiple whiteboards.  The teacher's desk is off to the side.  The class consists of 10 students, 6 boys and 4 girls.  One student has troubles with social skills but does not have and IEP or 504 plan.  This student takes a bit longer to grasp some concepts but does good with a little extra support.

 

**This is just my scenario but this just shows that the lesson can differentiated for multiple students.  Your classroom size and environment will differ.

 

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