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Graphic of network spanning tree

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

Activity Four: Networks

This lesson plan is part of the “Deep Space Communication Educator Guide.”