Name: Kelly DeNu Contact Info: denuk@goshenlocalschools.org

Date:10-Jul-14

Lesson Title: The Challenge Unit #:4

Lesson #:3

Activity #:1

Worksheet: bActivity Title: The Challenge

Worksheet Title: The Challenge Criteria

***Note: In the future, I would like for:Part 1 Students will create a “course” of points to find the president. Once the course has been created, students will use GPS receivers to mark the “waypoints”. The final clue would contain The President (a picture of him) Once they have been marked…Part 2 Another troop will take the gps receivers and locate all of the waypoints and finally the president at the last clue!The Challenge:

The President is visiting the city of Goshen to give a public speech, but doesn’t want the general public to know that he will be here because of security reasons. The president has been hidden somewhere in secret for safe keeping. Your military troop has specific orders from the White house to locate the clues on school grounds of the president’s location. For security reasons, the military cannot put the exact location of the president down on paper in one spot. Your mission is to leave clues at 8 different waypoints on the school campus.  The troops behind you will need to be able to follow your route so they can find the president and accompany him as security to the speaking engagement. The other troop will be depending on you to clearly and precisely communicate clues in order to locate him.

. Here are the orders from the White House :  

1. You will be working in teams of three soldiers.2. The troop finding the president will also work in teams of three soldiers.3. Each soldier will need to tell the troop finding the President a specific starting location.  (Each

soldier in the group finding the President will have a different starting location.)4. Each soldier must create a transformation map of our school grounds with 8 waypoints that will

lead the other troop to find the president from a starting point to an ending point.5. At each waypoint, you will perform a specific transformation that will lead you to the next

waypoint. (after making each transformation, you must check in with Mrs. DeNu for approval)6. At each waypoint you will be required to note the latitude/longitude location so you must have a

compass or latitude/longitude app. (You will find these when you go to hide your clues)7. You must also keep track of the directions from point to point so that another military

troop can go back to those locations and cover up any evidence.8. At the last clue, you will be able to find the orders which tells you the president’s

location!9. Each group will create clues using transformations from each of the categories below.

The answer to the clue will lead them to the next coordinate on the grid.  1. Translation (one that changes left/right and also up/down)2. Reflection (one that reflects over the x axis AND the y-axis) 3. Rotation (one that rotates at least twice)4.  Dilation (include your scale factor)5. Translation and Dilation6. Reflection and Rotation7. Translation and Rotation8. A series of transformations that will get you back to a previous waypoint and then

translates from that location by 5 units).

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Make sure that you specify the ending location and reveal where the president is hidden. You should go to that spot and find the latitude/longitude location with a smart phone/compass tool app.

You should videotape parts of your experience to share in your 2-minute presentation

Constraints: You can go no further than the football field in the back You can go no further than the first tree in the front of

the school

Materials Given: A map of the school’s front and back yard (make sure to mark out the restricted areas before

making copies) It might be a good idea to go ahead and place a starting triangle on the grid to start with and then

letting each troop go wherever they want from there. A compass and satellite map (use an app from a smartphone) Tools for transformation – miras and patty paper Paper to write down your clues

Determine Jobs:

Note **Everyone will be responsible for completing all transformations on the map!

During the mission we need:

1.  Project manager - keeps everyone up to date on what has to be done, may assign jobs if necessary. They also are in charge of making sure everyone gets along and everyone does their fair share.2.  Communicator Specialist - this person will communicate with the teacher if a question can’t be answered in the group.  

3.  Materials supervisor - this person is in charge of getting the materials and putting them away.  You also need to collect all project papers and make sure they are in the folder each day (kept in room)

4.  Time manager - this person makes sure all deadlines are met and gets approval from teacher when a task is complete on the checklist.  

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5.  Photographer/Videographer - either one person, or all group members should record their journey so highlights can be shown during the 2 minute presentation at the end of project. You can even interview each other.  

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Clues:Waypoin

tLatitude/LongitudeDescription of Area:

Clue: (The transformation to perform)

Starting Triangle Location

A: ( , )B: ( , )A: ( , )

Starting at ABC:

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3 A’’’ ( , )

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4 A’’’’ ( , )

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This is where the president is! Go get him!

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Check Points:

Task Check When Completed Jobs Determined

1. Translations – one that changes left and right and also up and down.2. Reflection- one over the x and then over the y axis

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Teacher Check Point – Have the teacher check off that this has been done!!

3. Rotation – one that rotates at least twice!4. Dilation – include scale factor

5. Dilation again and Translation

Teacher Check Point – Have the teacher check off that this has been done!!

6. Reflection and Rotation

7. Translation and Rotation Transformation Created8. A series of transformations that will get you back to a previous waypoint and then translates from that location by 5 unitsTeacher Check Point – Have the teacher check off that this has been done!!

Last clue (The President) hidden in schoolyard

-Waypoints (x,y) coordinates recorded- latitude/longitude of president’s location recorded (borrow a compass if needed)Make answer key for other troop

Ready for mission! – ask teacher for another troop’s course.

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Creator Answer KeyGroup Creator Names: Group Number:________

Coordinate Description of the AreaStarting Point – always refer to “A” as the point of reference

Waypoint 1

Waypoint 2

Waypoint 3

Waypoint 4

Waypoint 5

Waypoint 6

Waypoint 7

Waypoint 8**Final Place where cache is hidden

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******Troops Answers for the Mission:*******

Troops Names: Completing Group # ________ map

Coordinate Description of the AreaStarting Point – always refer to “A” as the point of reference(Given)Waypoint 1

Waypoint 2

Waypoint 3

Waypoint 4

Waypoint 5

Waypoint 6

Waypoint 7

Waypoint 8**Final Place where cache is hidden

Grading: (to be filled out by the creators)

Did the troops successfully find the president? YES or NO

How many waypoints did the troops successfully complete? (check the coordinates and the area: ____/8

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