Town Planning With Grid Mapping
In the worksheet, students assume the role of town planner, responding to issues around an imaginary town. They will need to use their knowledge of grid maps to fill in the blanks on a series of 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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