teaching resource

Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Poster

Updated: 13 Mar 2023

Display this cardinal and intermediate directions poster when exploring the compass rose with your students.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 2 - 4

Curriculum

VC2M2SP02

Locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways <ul> <li>interpreting maps of familiar places and identifying the position of key features</li> <li>understanding that we use maps to receive and give directions and to describe place and spatial relationships between places</li> <li>using a classroom seating plan to locate a new seating position and giving directions to other classmates to find their seats</li> <li>following and creating movement instructions that need to be carried out to move through a 4 × 4 grid mat on the classroom floor or on a computer screen, for example, one forward, 2 to the right and one backwards and so on to reach a target square; or using a robotic toy to follow a path on a street scene on a floor mat, adjusting their instructions to the robot toy as they consider the order of their instructions, the direction and how far they want the toy to travel</li> <li>moving around a two-dimensional maze using directional language to describe turns and changes in direction, including saying, for example, ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘quarter turn to the left’ and ‘take the path to the right’</li> </ul>
VC2M4SP03

Create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways <ul> <li>interpreting a grid reference map of a familiar location of interest, such as a map of the showgrounds, a food festival, botanical garden, a park in the local area or a train station, and writing instructions using grid references for a friend to find them at a specified location</li> <li>recognising that a spreadsheet uses a grid reference system, locating and entering data in cells, and using a spreadsheet to record data collected through observations or experiments</li> <li>comparing and contrasting, describing and locating landmarks, people or things in a bird’s-eye picture of a busy scene, such as people in a park, initially without a transparent grid reference system overlaid on the picture and then with the grid overlaid; and noticing how the grid helps to pinpoint things quickly and easily</li> <li>using different-sized grids as a tool to enlarge an image or artwork</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Poster

Updated: 13 Mar 2023

Display this cardinal and intermediate directions poster when exploring the compass rose with your students.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 2 - 4

Display this cardinal and intermediate directions poster when exploring the compass rose with your students.

What Is a Compass Rose?

Teaching the features of maps to your students? You’ll definitely be exploring the compass rose, cardinal directions and intermediate directions, then!

A compass rose can be found on all good maps and indicates which direction is north. Compass roses often display the four cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) and sometimes the four intermediate directions (north-east, north, west, south-east and south-west).

This poster provides a great summary of cardinal and intermediate directions for your students. Display the poster on your classroom wall, project it onto an interactive whiteboard during your map skills lessons, or provide students with a copy to paste into their workbooks.

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Curriculum

VC2M2SP02

Locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways <ul> <li>interpreting maps of familiar places and identifying the position of key features</li> <li>understanding that we use maps to receive and give directions and to describe place and spatial relationships between places</li> <li>using a classroom seating plan to locate a new seating position and giving directions to other classmates to find their seats</li> <li>following and creating movement instructions that need to be carried out to move through a 4 × 4 grid mat on the classroom floor or on a computer screen, for example, one forward, 2 to the right and one backwards and so on to reach a target square; or using a robotic toy to follow a path on a street scene on a floor mat, adjusting their instructions to the robot toy as they consider the order of their instructions, the direction and how far they want the toy to travel</li> <li>moving around a two-dimensional maze using directional language to describe turns and changes in direction, including saying, for example, ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘quarter turn to the left’ and ‘take the path to the right’</li> </ul>
VC2M4SP03

Create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways <ul> <li>interpreting a grid reference map of a familiar location of interest, such as a map of the showgrounds, a food festival, botanical garden, a park in the local area or a train station, and writing instructions using grid references for a friend to find them at a specified location</li> <li>recognising that a spreadsheet uses a grid reference system, locating and entering data in cells, and using a spreadsheet to record data collected through observations or experiments</li> <li>comparing and contrasting, describing and locating landmarks, people or things in a bird’s-eye picture of a busy scene, such as people in a park, initially without a transparent grid reference system overlaid on the picture and then with the grid overlaid; and noticing how the grid helps to pinpoint things quickly and easily</li> <li>using different-sized grids as a tool to enlarge an image or artwork</li> </ul>

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Caitlin Conroy · 8 years ago

Please consider adding a second page with degrees and additional coordinates for upper primary (e.g. NNE, WNW etc.). Thank you
- Jill (Teach Starter) · 8 years ago
  
  Hi Caitlin, Thank you for your comment and your suggestion. Please feel free to put in a change request using the Changes & Updates tab above. Kind regards Jill