Dream Vacation

You are headed on a dream vacation!  Start at Manchester, and zoom around the globe using Google Earth.  As you travel (on at least 10 stops), keep track of the latitude and longitude, write down observations (2-3 sentences/location), and print pictures or features from Google Earth.  Hand in this journal tomorrow.


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Day 2:   Plot the vectors that result from your travels on a Cartesian and Polar Coordinate graph. 

• When you are finished, determine the net displacement from Manchester to your last location.  Include a vector heading.  
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• Hand in EACH of the projections, as well as a poster detailing your trip, by the end of the day on Friday.

• Reflection questions that must be answered INDIVIDUALLY on the back of one of the graph sheets.
  

a)  which type of graph would be better for pilots?
b) which type of graph type would be better for detailing component vectors?  Break ONE vector on that graph into its components.
c)  based on the graph, could we easily determine a scale where 1cm = _____ miles.  Why or why not?
d)  how does a GPS use vector determinations as it calculates location? 
e)  Give three examples where a vector must be exact to the nearest mm.
f)  Give three examples  where a vector must be exact to the nearest m.
g)  Give three examples where a vector must be exact to the nearest km.
h)  Given what you have learned about vectors, where in your future career would you use vectors?  Explain in 2-3 sentences.

Vector Golf

Step 1: You, along with one or two other designers (NO GROUP BIGGER THAN 3), will be putting together a 9-hole golf course. The maximum area available for the golf course is a land area that is 1760 yds by 2650 yds. A lovely creek runs through the land, and there are trees on two edges, and a housing development on a third.

For the purpose of this activity, cost is no object, so trees and sand traps can be added at will.

Establish a scale: __________ yards = 1 cm

Draw a detailed sketch of your course using the paper by the meter stick and hand in. Make sure you have added a compass rose and have marked the scale on your paper. Color the course using colored pencils or crayons.

Provide a vector length and heading for the first leg of each hole.

Hints: Club houses are often 6000-15000 sq. ft. Houses are often 1800-4000 sq. ft., with the upper range representing a mansion-style home.

Hint: Google 'golf course design' if you need a sample to get ideas.

Step 2:

Each person in your group will make a scale drawing of one hole, using a scale of 3 cm = 120 yards, in Power Point. The scale drawing will be done digitally using Power Point, but three copies of the hole must be handed in. Label the drawing with a hole number, mark the tee with a T, and the hole in a flag. Make sure the compass rose on this drawing matches the orientation of the hole on t he master course. The master course must also be handed in.