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Subject: MathematicsLesson Title: Finding Your Team’s BearingsGoals/Objectives:• Students will understand the concept of bearings.• A compass gives you two types of information:1) Direction – North, East, South, West2) Bearings – degree measurements (North = 0 or 360 degrees, East = 90 degrees,South = 180 degrees, and West = 270 degreesNational Standards met:MeasurementInstructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all studentsto: (a) understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processesof measurement; (b) apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determinemeasurements.MATHEMATICSGeometryInstructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all studentsto — specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry andother representational systems.http://www.nctm.org/standards/standards.htmMethods/Procedures:• Students need a protractor and a United States map showing major cities (All NFLCities should be shown)• The teacher would give a lecture on the concept of bearings:• The directions on a compass – North, South, East and West also can bedescribed by degree measurements• North = 0 degrees and 360 degrees; East = 90 degrees; South = 180 degrees;West = 270 degrees• The teacher shows the students how to use the protractor to find bearings.• Each student is assigned a NFL Team in which the students need to find the bearingstheir team will take to each game.For example: Detroit LionsA. Play at home against the Minnesota Vikings the first game – skipB. In the second game the Lions must travel to Chicago, Illinois – what is thebearing they must travel?Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program 62 Detroit Lions Edition