Follow a Connected Path
Use stated path connections without inventing a shortcut.
Supplied materials
- Original fictional map key: L=library, B=bench, G=garden, P=playground. Complete path list: L connects to B; B connects to G; G connects to P. There are no other paths on this practice map. Draw four labeled dots and those three lines.
Learn the idea
A path line shows a connection on a map. To describe a route, name each connected place in order. A place can be your destination even when there is no direct line from your starting point. You may need to go through the places joined by the lines.
Our map’s complete path list joins L to B, then B to G, then G to P. It does not show a line straight from L to P. We can follow the drawn connections in a pretend route, but a map description alone cannot tell us whether a real path is open or suitable for travel.
- Copy the four labels and three connections exactly.
- Trace the line from L to B with your finger.
- Continue through connected places until P.
- Say the entire route and check every pair against the supplied path list.
See the method in action
“L, B, G, P: library, bench, garden, playground.” Each next stop has a listed connection. L to P in one jump is not a shown path.
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See the answer and explanation
L, B, G, P.
L–B, B–G, and G–P are all listed. Each other answer uses at least one unlisted connection.
Take it further
Changed map: add a new path joining B directly to P. Give a route with fewer path lines. Model reasoning: “L, B, P uses two lines. The added B–P connection lets me skip G; I could not skip G before it was supplied.”
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