Lesson plans in this teacher guide help students understand these math concepts:

• Finding the area of irregular shapes and calculating the cost of a trip to the park

Finding Area

O’Neil Woods Metro Park — Outline Map (PDF file)

Cuyahoga Valley National Park — Outline Map (PDF file)

Creating and Organizing Data

Too Many Deer? (PDF file)

Using Data to Answer Questions (PDF file)

Great Blue Heron (PDF file)

Park Visitors (PDF file)

Computation and Estimation

A Trip to the Park (PDF file)

Places to Go