1. Lesson 1: Giving directions (Determining Position)
Chapter 1
Lesson 1:
Giving directions (Determining Position)

2. Volunteer 1: walk from location A to location B
2 Volunteers, please 
Volunteer 1: walk from location A to location B
Class: Create directions to describe that path. Estimate distances.
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3. Volunteer 2: walk from location C to location B
2 Volunteers, please 
Volunteer 2: walk from location C to location B
Class: Create directions to describe that path. Estimate distances.
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4. What was wrong?
Those directions help the volunteers to get to point B, but not me!
There are guidelines to give directions of position.

5. Vocab - Reference Points
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A starting point used to describe the position of an object.
Examples for this classroom?

6. You must include 3 things in your description:
To describe a location
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You must include 3 things in your description:
reference point
direction from the reference point
Distance from the reference point

7. So remember position is a VECTOR?
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8. Lets take a few notes from our book!
Read page 52 and take Cornell Notes.
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9. Let’s practice
See handout