Giant beach towel

Beaches are starting to open again. Bring summertime smiles and hopes to your class with this activity.

Act One: Check out this beach towel!  What do you wonder? What would you like to know?

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Towel project by Misael Soto.

Miami artist, Misael Soto, created this giant art project to make a statement about people sharing.

In the morning he brings sunscreen, snacks, drinks, and games to share and ... lays out his towel.

Act Two: Study these pictures to see what you can figure out.  You can click on each picture and see it larger; students can view all five pictures on this Google doc; or you can print out this handout of the task: BeachTowelActivity-guide.pdf for students to work with alone or in groups.

MisaelSoto-on-towelTowel-with-peopleGiantTowel
TowelTravelingbeach-towel-carried-on-sandsoto_beach_towel long way

Clicking on any of these pictures will show them larger in a new window.

Act Three:  The reveal

For members we have a PowerPoint presentation to help present this puzzle to your class, an editable Word docx of the activity, and teaching suggestions with solutions.
CCSS: 6.G.A, 7.G.B, 7.EE.B, MP5
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