Line and Angle Blueprints

Day 1:

Review line segments, lines, rays, and points. Have students create human lines, etc. To show it is a line, students will hold arrows at both ends, a ray will have an arrow on one end and a point at the other, a line segment will have two points at both ends, and the point will just be by itself. You may also choose to put points on the line. Have these labeled with the alphabet (point a, point b, etc)

Day 2:

Review parallel lines and perpendicular lines. Show videos found in the resource tab. Once you watch the video, have students build parallel lines, and perpendicular lines with spaghetti noodles. You will tell students to build a parallel line or perpendicular line. Have students show the different lines they made. You may also have students build lines, line segments and rays. They will use a marker to show if the line continues or has a point at the end. 

Day 3:

Students will review angles. Play video to begin the lesson. Once students have watched the video, call out the different angles and have students make the angles with their arms. Once students seem to have an understanding at the different angles, have students complete the angle sort. Students have completed this individually or in a group. Have students separate the angles into 3 columns and glue the angles into their interactive notebooks. This will be their notes for the day. 

Day 4:

Students will complete the map madness interactive lesson. You may choose to do this whole group, small group, or individually. Students will drag and drop the location of the buildings into the correct place on the map based on the clues. **There may be several correct places. As long as the clues match the location and the student can explain why they put the building there, it should be accepted. This activity will help students understand their project. 

Day 5:

Students will begin building their city. They will draw the roads, intersections, etc. The buildings will be the “points”. They may also include angles in their map to help give better clues. They may use the interactive lesson from the previous day to get ideas. They should also draw or create cut out of the building names or houses so students will be able to later place the buildings in the correct location. Students could complete this project virtually on a slide or on a poster board. 

Day 6-8:
Students will continue to work on their city. 

Day 9:
Another student or group will receive the city plan from another student. They will use the clues given to place the buildings at the correct location. The original group will check their work. 

Differentiation: Draw a triangle. Use highlighters to highlight one pair of parallel sides. Have the student(s) highlight the other pair in another color. Have students identify right angles around the room (ex. Corners of the door).

Extension: Have students identify all line segments, points, and angles in their full names. 

Check city blue print. Rubric found in resources.