Eight Compass Points, Coordinates, and Map Scales
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Eight Compass Points, Coordinates, and Map Scales
Teaches the eight compass points, 45° apart, how to turn between them in degrees, and how to describe positions and walks with grid references, coordinates, and a map scale.
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- Grades
- Grade 7
- Pages
- 1
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Included, for Try it together
- Printing
- Tinted accents, also fine in black and white
What is on a handout
- The big idea: the rule, in a few short sentences.
- Watch me: worked examples, each with why it changes as it does.
- Watch out: the mistakes children often make, struck through beside the right answer.
- Try it together: a few items or problems to do as a class, with an answer key.
- On your own: the practice sheet that comes next.
How to teach with it
- Draw a large compass rose on the floor and have students stand in the middle, facing N. Call turns such as 135° to the left and have them name where they face before turning, then check by turning in 45° steps.
- Read the big idea aloud, then work through Watch me together, saying why each one changes.
- Ask the class to find the mistake in each Watch out before you show the answer.
- Do Try it together as a class, check it with the answer key, then hand out the practice sheet.
Practice worksheets
After the handout, in this order: the main practice sheet first, then more practice, then quick checks.
