Planning tool

Students:

• locate a position on a map using grid references
• locate a position on a map using simple directions
• draw informal maps using grid references and a basic key.

Some students may:

• misread the grid reference; generally, the horizontal reference point is given first followed by the vertical position.
• confuse grid references and co-ordinates when drawing and interpreting ordered pairs, for example, (B,7). A grid reference can be for the space within the grid. When using coordinates, for example, (5,5) this indicates where two grid lines intersect. The position of the reference points differs along each axis.
• have limited experience with using cardinal compass points and confuse north and south, east and west.

The Learning from home activities are designed to be used flexibly by teachers, parents and carers, as well as the students themselves. They can be used in a number of ways including to consolidate and extend learning done at school or for home schooling.

Learning intention

• We are learning about maps.

Why are we learning about this?

• Maps help us use a visual way of showing how the real world looks from above.

What to do

1. Imagine you are a bird flying above your school.
   1. Use the grid to draw a picture of what you might see. (We call this a bird’s-eye view.)
2. Open the interactive Rainforest: Use a grid map.

   

   1. Learn how to use a grid reference such as (C,7) to locate ‘My Place’ on the map.
   2. Draw or take a screen capture of your completed map.
3. Make your own map with a grid reference.
   1. Identify special locations using grid references.

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Success criteria

I can:

• draw what an area looks like from above
• draw a simple map to show how to find things
• describe directions on a simple map using grid references.