KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Orientating a map to locate points
Outdoor adventurous activities: orienteering
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Your learning goal
I can orientate a map, locate points on the map and then record what I find at those points.
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Orientating a map to locate points: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can orientate a map, locate points on the map and then record what I find at those points.
Key learning points
- Move: orienteering requires us to complete the course in the fastest time, so we must move quickly around the course.
- Think: strategies like orienting the map, identifying features and problem solving help us complete the course quickly.
- Feel: doing our best, even if we’re not the fastest on the course, shows perseverance.
- Connect: cooperating and listening to our partners helps us be more successful when completing an orienteering course.
Words to know
- orienteering
- using a map to navigate through unfamiliar terrain, aiming to find specific checkpoints in the fastest time possible
- course
- a set route marked on a map with checkpoints, or control points, that you navigate through to complete the activity
- features
- the elements that help users understand the layout, details and information the map represents
Common mistakes
Pupils hold the map the wrong way round, not matching it to their direction of travel, making it harder to locate points accurately.
Make sure pupils orient the map so it matches the direction they're facing. They must turn the map until the features on the map line up with what they can see around them.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Pairing the pupils in mixed ability will encourage collaboration and facilitate scaffolding. If you have any additional adults with you, position them in locations where there are potential hazards, danger or blind spots.