Course: Math Lincs

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Math Lincs is a collaborative project for 5th and 6th grade math students around the world. We will be sharing our math ideas in a variety of math projects which will be organized by strands. We will use a variety of technologies including blogging, videos, podcasting, GoogleEarth and video conferencing.

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	Deadlines for group participation in the Mathlincs project have passed. But your are more than welcome to use the ideas and resources here to participate and collaborate in similar activities. Many of these projects have taken a life of their own and continue to be a part of classrooms around the world. MathLincs Ideas, Questions and Concerns Forum Mathlincs Chat Project Participants Resource MathLincs Video file Presentation PowerPoint Powerpoint presentation

4	Measurement Learning Targets: I can find a 100 mile radius of my school. I can determine what food products are grown within that radius. I can use GoogleEarth to measure the distance produce in my local grocery travels from farm to store. I compare the ecological foot print of produce grown locally to produce transported from other parts of the world. Activities: The 100 Mile Diet: Students will use math and research to determine the impact our consumer food choices have on the environment and our local culture. Students will share local dishes, complete a database listing foods grown in their area and then take a trip to a grocery store to find out how for produce travels to reach the store. Students will pick 5 items to represent on a GoogleEarth map. Students will compare the value of foods grown locally vs. foods that travel great distances to get to their table. Please add your information to our VoiceThread. Find out more at our LocalFoods Blog. Heifer International Seeds, Hope and Concrete file 100 Mile Diet Unit Plan Word document Foodmeter file