Project Title: Safe Walking Route to School Created by: Suzanne Harris Class: Lindon UEN CMap 2013

Project Description Map the routes that are safe for students to walk to and from school. Use GPS units and maps to compile data and share with students and families Community Issue or Problem Selected -How project evolved? We have new school boundaries and new students that are walking to our school this year. With the partnership with the Sandy City Police we would like to identify and map safe routes to school. Sandy City Police Department Project Objectives Identify and map safe walking routes for the existing and new population that will be attending Altara Elementary.

Community Partner(s)

Utah Core Standards/Objectives

Objective 2: Identify ways community needs are met by government. Indicators: a. Differentiate between personal and community needs. c. Research community needs and the role government serves in meeting those needs. Objective 3: Apply principles of civic responsibility. Indicators: a. Engage in meaningful dialogue about the community and current events within the classroom, school, and local community. b. Identify and consider the diverse viewpoints of the people who comprise a community. c. Demonstrate respect for the opinions, backgrounds, and cultures of others. Social Studies How do we identify a safe route and who can help us answer

Essential Question(s) -Spatial Issue

this question? How do we record and disseminate the safe routes that have been identified? Assessments (rubrics, scoring guides) The assessment type will be performance based. The projects will be completed by small groups of students and the groups will have a possible score of 10 points. They will earn the points for observed behavior (3), product (3), and presentation of map and data (4). tracks with GPS units tracks applied to maps materials that will be shared with the schools population of the safe routes tied to the neighborhoods.

Project Products

Project Timeline (include a step by step Procedures)

Resources Needed

Skills Required Project Team Member Roles

Introduce the problem and ask for ideas. Indtroduce how we are going to map the routes Instruct and practice with the GPS units Consult with the Sandy City Police Department to gain information about criteria that needs to be met to qualify as a safe route. 5. Compile walking routes that the students currently take. 6. Identify if these routes are safe. 7. If yes, map the routes. If no, explore a new route that is safe 8. Have students track routes with the GPS units and then transfer the track to maps 9. Create instructional information sheet with maps to share with the school. 10. Share information Contact and coordinate with the schools safety officer GPS units for students to work with Computer lab time to make maps and information sheets Printers to print the information sheets. Basic computer skills Basic map skills Basic GPS skills Teacher(s):Ms. Harris Students: My class Partner(s): Sandy Ciity Police

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Celebration/Presentation Project Evaluation Project Bibliography Plans for Future CMaP Activities Optional: -Lesson Plans -Student Artifacts -Publicity

Sharing the information sheets with the school and community. I will have the students fill out a end of project survey. They will also write a short essay illustrating their experience and the steps they took and their impression.