Create a map. Design a route. Make every clue work.
This longer task moves from field measurements to designing and solving a peer treasure route. Use the classroom instructions for the full requirements.
Choose at least five landmarks. Sketch their positions and identify horizontal and vertical legs that form right angles. Choose one consistent measurement unit and state your map scale. Keep a record of the actual measurements.
Choose a treasure endpoint and build a route with at least five clues using five right triangles. Label the landmarks at the corners. Ask peers to find a hypotenuse, or add a leg, area or perimeter challenge where appropriate. Supply enough information for each clue to have a clear solution.
Create your own worked answer key, solved visual map and travel log. Show the equation, substitution, square root, units and rounding for each stage. Record individual and cumulative travel distances. Check that the mathematics and map lead to the same endpoint.
Follow your teacher’s instructions to mark the landmarks with cones and place the treasure at the endpoint. Check that the route and physical setup agree before classmates begin.
Use a peer’s clues, blank map and travel log. Show your calculations and record the route. Compare your result with the creator’s worked solution and discuss any unclear measurements or clues.
This is an original practice example, separate from the classroom hunt. A route moves 6 grid squares east and 8 north. Each grid square represents 5 m.
Predict first. Change one value, then explain the result. Diagrams show the entered dimensions; displayed decimals are rounded.
Your teacher supplies deadlines, grouping, assessment criteria and classroom arrangements.