COMPASS DIRECTION SCALE nevereatshreddedwheat LEARNING OBJECTIVES TITLE COMPASS

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES TITLE: COMPASS DIRECTION & SCALE DATE: AF 2: TO KNOW THE DIRECTIONS ON A COMPASS AND KNOW HOW TO MEASURE DISTANCE ON A MAP SCF: Communication & Collaboration ALL (WTE/WTE+) STUDENTS WILL KNOW THE FOUR POINT COMPASS. MOST (ME/ME+) STUDENTS WILL KNOW A FOUR & EIGHT POINT COMPASS AND BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY MEASURE STRAIGHTLINE DISTANCE ON A MAP. SOME (EE/EE+) STUDENTS WILL KNOW A FOUR & EIGHT POINT COMPASS AND BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY MEASURE ANY DISTANCE ON A MAP. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Compass points and direction How can we remember the four points of the compass? North West A catchy phrase helps: East South ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’ ‘Naughty Elephants Squirt Water’ Can you think of your own slogan? 3 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2008

Eight-point compass In addition to the four main points of the compass there are four additional points that help describe directions more accurately. N North-west North-east W E South-east South-west S How are the points of an eight-point compass used to describe direction? 4 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2008

Labelling a compass 5 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2008

Where is it? We can use the eight points of the compass to explain which direction we would have to move in to reach a certain place. Imagining that you are at the crossroads, use the compass points to describe where the objects in the map are. N N W E S Which direction is the bridge? Which direction is the church? 6 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2008

Which direction? 7 of 27 © Boardworks Ltd 2008

Naughty NORTH Never NNW N North West NW Wheat WEST W Water WSW South West SW SOUTH S Shredded Squirt TASK 1) IN YOUR NNE BOOKS MAKE AN ACCURATE North East NE ENE COPY OF AN 8 POINT Eat E EAST Elephants COMPASS ESE 2) COMPLETE South East SE THE COMPASS SSE DIRECTION WORKSHEET.