Mapping TCS Project

As some of you may know, our map of the TCS campus is a little outdated. The NMY buildings are superimposed onto the map and the basketball courts are still part of the parking lot. The 6th grade students had been studying maps and scale models in science as well as area and perimeter in math so what better way to wrap up our unit than updating our very own TCS map! We took a few days to measure each of the buildings on campus and then we got down to work. The students found the perimeter and area of each building and determined what the scale would be to have all the buildings fit on a blueprint paper. The electronic group used the measurements to come up with a to scale model of TCS using Scratch. Below are some pictures of them getting down to work!