Finding Our Way Around
In this worksheet, students examine a map of Australian state capitals to complete some fill in the blank questions.
The worksheet is part of a larger unit designed to teach students how to use grid systems to describe location and directions on maps.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to construct a grid coordinate system and use coordinates and directional language to locate and describe positions.
- We are learning to use a grid reference system to describe locations, describe routes using landmarks and directional language.
Curriculum alignment
AC9M5SP02
9
Construct a grid coordinate system that uses coordinates to locate positions within a space; use coordinates and directional language to describe position and movement
ACMMG113
8.4
Use a grid reference system to describe locations. Describe routes using landmarks and directional language
MA3-1WM
old
Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions
MA3-17MG
old
Locates and describes position on maps using a grid-reference system
MA3-3DS-01
new
Visualises, sketches and constructs three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids, making connections to two-dimensional representations
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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