KS3 · Physical education · Year 7
Orienteering
Outdoor adventurous activities: teamwork, fitness and movement skills
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can orientate a simple map of a netball court and follow a predetermined path.
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Orienteering: 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 simple map of a netball court and follow a predetermined path.
Key learning points
- Move: changing direction when running requires you to run on the balls of your feet and turn your hips.
- Think: different symbols are used to represent different features on the map.
- Think: maps should be orientated in the same direction as the terrain around you.
- Feel: imagination is required to visualise an area from an aerial view.
- Connect: working as a team requires us to share responsibility and support each other.
Words to know
- warm up
- a pulse raiser and stretching/mobility exercise that helps prepare the body for activity and reduces the risk of getting injured
- orienteering
- a competitive sport where participants run around a predetermined course using a map and sometimes a compass
- orientate
- line up the map to match the key features in front of you to help when following a predetermined route
Common mistakes
Confusion transferring the route from the map to real life.
By orientating the map and holding it facing the same way relative to key features/north, you can quickly navigate around and avoid confusion every time you change direction.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Feed in the explanation as you deliver the task set up.