You Be The Architect:

Designing a new 5th Grade playground

Using your device or computer visit:
playgroundarchitect.weebly.com or follow this QR code:
When you have accessed this website you will read
through each page, in order, and complete the activities
that lead up to the unit project.
Items that you will need during the unit:
This assignment outline
Math Journal
Technology
Pencil
Colored pencils, markers, or crayons
Ruler
Extra-Large paper
Data Recording Pages
Important Dates:
January 27th: Unit begins
February 5th: Playground Architect project due
February 6th-7th: Unit summative assessment

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Architect
Contractor
Interior designer
Accountant
Business Consultant
Cartographer
Surveyor
Building engineer

Structural engineer
Video game designer
Advertising designer
Print Media
Set director
Production director
Garden landscape architect
Chief Financial Officer

Data Recording

Task: Mapping the Coordinates

Point A: _________________

Point B: _________________

Point C: _________________

Point D: _________________

Point E: _________________

Point F: _________________

Point X: _________________

Task: Time for a Joke

Coordinates: _______ Joke: ___________________________
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Coordinates: _______ Joke: ___________________________
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Coordinates: _______ Joke: ___________________________
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Coordinates: _______ Joke: ___________________________
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Coordinates: _______ Joke: ___________________________
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Coordinates: _______ Joke: ___________________________
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Data Recording

Task: Coordinating Shapes

Shape: _____________
Coordinates: ________________________
Shape: _____________
Coordinates: ________________________
Shape: _____________
Coordinates: ________________________
Shape: _____________
Coordinates: ________________________
Shape: _____________
Coordinates: ________________________

Data Recording

Task: Dancing Through the Grid

Object: _____________________
Current Coordinates: ____________
Rule: ____________________________________________
Other locations: ____________________________________
Object: _____________________
Current Coordinates: ____________
Rule: ____________________________________________
Other locations: ____________________________________
Object: _____________________
Current Coordinates: ____________
Rule: ____________________________________________
Other locations: ____________________________________
Object: _____________________
Current Coordinates: ____________
Rule: ____________________________________________
Other locations: ____________________________________
Object: _____________________
Current Coordinates: ____________
Rule: ____________________________________________
Other locations: ____________________________________
Object: _____________________
Current Coordinates: ____________
Rule: ____________________________________________
Other locations: ____________________________________

Data Recording

Task: Dancing Through the Grid Continued

Playground Architect: Rubric

Coordinate
plane correctly
used within
playground
design.

Coordinate
plane correctly
illustrated with
no errors.

Coordinate
plane illustrated
with only 1
minor error.

Coordinate
plane illustrated
with 2-3 errors.

Coordinate
plane illustrated
with 4 or more
errors.

Coordinates of
playground
features are
provided
accurately.

Coordinates are
provided and
are accurate
with no errors.

Coordinates are
provided, but
contain 1-2
errors.

Coordinates are
provided, but
contain 3-5
errors.

Coordinates are
provided, but
contain 6 or
more errors.

Paths between
playground
features are
provided using
appropriate
math
vocabulary.

Direc@ons
provided are
accurate and
contain math
vocabulary.

Direc@ons are
provided, but do
not consistently
contain math
vocabulary.

Direc@ons are
provided
without math
vocabulary.

No direc@ons
are provided.

Playground cost
is kept within
budget and is
presented with
the
architectural
design.

Playground cost
is kept within
the assigned
budget with
each items cost
accounted for.

Playground cost
is kept within
the assigned
budget. Some
costs missing or
errors with
opera@ons.

Playground cost
kept within the
assigned
budget. Some
costs missing
and errors with
opera@ons.

Playground cost
not kept within
the assigned
budget or costs
missing.

Par?cipa?on

Student
completed all
por@ons of the
ac@vity without
the need for
@me
management
assistance.

Student
completed all
por@ons of the
ac@vity, but
needed @me
management
assistance at
@mes.

Student
struggled to
complete all
por@ons of the
ac@vity and
needed @me
management
assistance.

Student did not

complete all
por@ons of the
ac@vity or
needed @me
management
assistance.

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