Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Mathematics, Physical Science, Technology, Measurement and Data Analysis, Numbers and Operations, Problem Solving, Waves, Energy, Communication, Remote Sensing, Satellites
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students will find the most efficient way of getting from one place in a network to another.
Students will:
- Solve a variety of network problems using minimum spanning trees.
- Determine the shortest route to visit each destination in a network.
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-ETS1-2, ETS1.C
Common Core State Standards: 6. EE.B.6
Computer Science (CSTA): 2-NI-04, 2AP-10
This lesson plan is part of the “Deep Space Communication Educator Guide.”