Learning goal: Use atlases grid references and digital maps.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atlas | A collection of maps, often with an index |
| grid reference | Numbers or letters used to locate a map square |
| easting | A grid number read across the map first |
| northing | A grid number read up the map second |
What is the Library’s four-figure reference? Library is in 1021.
Does a four-figure grid reference give the exact entrance position? No. It identifies a square. A more detailed map and a checked entrance location are needed.
Record the printed references for Library, Health centre and Park.
Eastings first: ___. Northings second: ___. The square is ___. An atlas ___; a digital map ___.
Fictional cases are teaching examples. Historical, geographical and religious claims use the named sources. A model video demonstrates a method.
You can respond by speaking, pointing, drawing, typing or writing. A fictional personal example is welcome.
Sources: Ordnance Survey grid references guide; authored practice grid
Revisit earlier atlas and grid work. Start here if it is new: an atlas is a book of maps; the key explains symbols; read eastings across first, then northings up. The practice map already prints each reference.
Start with 1 and 2. Try 3 and 4 when ready. Reading and exact scribing are available.
Support: Think about finding a named place.
Support: Across, then up.
Support: Use its left and bottom grid lines to check.
Support: A whole square or an exact doorway?
Stretch: use a precise example or explain which detail supports your answer.
The practice grid is an invented place. Read eastings across first, then northings up. Use the lines at the left and bottom of the square. Four figures identify a square, not an exact point.
Supplied practice grid; Ordnance Survey grid-reference method
Limit: Its numbers are practice references, not full national-grid coordinates.
Fictional atlas example of the same practice place: the index entry School points to page A, square C2. Open that page and follow its page grid. The printed view and scale stay fixed until you choose a different map.
Authored atlas evidence card for the supplied practice place
Limit: C2 is an atlas page locator. It is a different system from the four-figure practice grid.
Fictional digital-map example of the same School: use its public place name in a search box, change zoom and switch relevant layers. These controls change what you see. Your teacher demonstrates equivalent controls on the school’s approved tool using a public place.
Authored digital-map evidence card for the same practice place
Limit: No live map is embedded. The practice place is invented. Never search for a home address.
On the practice grid, start at School. Move one square north to Library, then one square east to Hall. Trace each move and use the printed references. This is a map route, not an outdoor walking instruction.
Supplied invented practice grid
Limit: The grid does not show paths, entrances or a safe real-world route.
Complete this route only. Use atlases grid references and digital maps.
1. Find Library and Hall. Copy and check each printed reference.
2. Trace School → Library → Hall with an adult. Say north, then east.
3. Independently find the feature in 1220, then choose one useful digital control from card C.
Support: Cover unused parts of the grid. Read one card at a time. Adult reads instructions; you choose the feature and explain.
Give the reference of School without a location prompt.
Complete this route only. Use atlases grid references and digital maps.
1. Record the printed references for Library, Health centre and Park.
2. Describe the grid route School → Library → Hall, using directions and square references.
3. Independently identify the feature in 1220 and explain one atlas/digital-map difference.
Support: Eastings first: ___. Northings second: ___. The square is ___. An atlas ___; a digital map ___.
Set a new partner challenge using a different labelled feature.
Complete this route only. Use atlases grid references and digital maps.
1. Check references for Library, Hall, Health centre and Park against the printed grid.
2. Write the School → Library → Hall route with references and directions, then reverse it.
3. Independently identify the feature in 1220 and justify your reading order.
4. Compare atlas page grid and digital zoom/layers for the same School. State one limitation of each.
Support: Use the supplied sources. Distinguish a practice grid reference from the atlas card’s page locator.
Explain why an atlas page locator and a four-figure grid reference need different keys, and why a grid route is not a safe walking route.
Choose a response mode. You may give your answers privately to an adult.
Support: Eastings first: ___. Northings second: ___. The square is ___. An atlas ___; a digital map ___.
Further challenge: Explain why an atlas page locator and a four-figure grid reference need different keys, and why a grid route is not a safe walking route.
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