Battleship (Latitude and Longitude) Lesson CycleGeographyPatterson

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The purpose of this lesson cycle is for students to master plotting latitude and longitude points. This lesson cycle includes a variety of assessments and a spinoff of the Battleship board game.

Day 1Learning Target – I will create a board game to help students practice identifying latitude and longitude coordinates.

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Class CopyBattleship Board Game Instructions

Step 1Step 2 Using a ruler, make inch boxes similar to this example:Fold your poster paper into eighths. Unfold the paper and flatten out the edges/creases. Use a ruler and mark the edges of the boxes. Similar to this example:

Step 2Make horizontal lines that are 1 inch apart and label them by 10. You will need to look closely at the example on the whiteboard in order to do this correctly. Make sure to bring your ruler with you. Pay attention to the spacing of the black stripes.

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Step 3Measure and label the vertical lines similar to the example on the whiteboard. They are 1 inch apart and count by ten.

Step 4Create three ships that are an inch wide and two inches long. Make sure to color them and cut them out.

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