1. Getting to know your school
What will the students do?
First students will be separated into groups of 3-5 students depending on the size of the class.
Each group will be given 3-4 clues to find important locations around the school. Once they find a location they will take a picture of the location using the digital camera and surrounding areas to show where the location is.
Students will know they have found a location by finding their color dot on the location door.
When students have gathered all their location pictures they will come back to the class and share their locations.
As a class the students will create a big picture map using their pictures to define each location and their school.
Students will be graded based on completion, participation, and creativity. (See Rubric)
Objective:
Students will recognize important locations and know where they are in their school by taking pictures and creating a big picture map to hang in the classroom.

2. Grading Rubric Completion Participation Creativity 1 2 3
Completion
-Finds only 1 location
-Does not take appropriate pictures.
-Does not stay on task.
-Finds 1-2 locations
-Takes mostly accurate pictures.
-Stays on task, with few distractions.
-Finds all locations
-Takes accurate pictures.
-Stays on task with no distractions.
Participation
-Gives very little interest in project.
-Takes 1 picture that is not on task.
-Writes descriptions that are not well thought out.
-Gives some insight when reading clues.
-Takes at least 1 picture.
-Writes 1 description of location.
-Gives insight when reading clues.
-Takes some pictures.
-Writes 1-2 descriptions of location.
Creativity
-Does not connect how the pictures fit into big map.
-Does not contribute to class map activity.
-Makes an attempt to help with class map.
-Understands and observes big map creation.
-Easily connects clues and surroundings pictures to create big map.
-Offers suggestions for putting big map together.