Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.

View a teacher-made video illustrating opposite directions and indicating distance.

Objective: To create an image of distance, direction, and opposites.

Activity: View a teacher-made video illustrating opposite directions and indicating distance: roller coaster, ball bouncing, up/down, escalators, elevators, see-saw, children swinging, road signs, etc.

Assessment: Attentiveness to video, participation in brainstorming for commonality of video.