Lesson plan
Zippadeedoda: How to Read a ZIP Code
GeoSTEM
Description
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of how mathematics is used as a code to designate regions in the United States to deliver mail more efficiently.Duration
1-2 class periodsAuthor
Sara
Jenkins
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
Teacher Instructions
JenkinsZipT.pdf
(99.85 KB)
Student Materials
JenkinsZipS.pdf
(348.15 KB)
mr-zip.pdf
(349.04 KB)