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 periods

Author

Sara
Jenkins

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
2: 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)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files