Geometry - Orientation
WALT: Understand and use positional vocabulary
Do you understand the meaning of these words that have something to do with ‘directions’? Give examples to show you understand each word
Below is a diagram of Shane’s classroom. The desk he sits at is marked with an X.
Answer the questions on the next slide
Use the diagram on previous slide. Shane is facing the whiteboard which is in the direction of North.
1. Which desk is directly south of Shane’s desk?
2. If he does a 1⁄4 turn anticlockwise, give the letter of the desk he would be looking at.
3. If Shane walks up to the whiteboard, does he turn east or west to face the door to the corridor?
4. Shane has been playing outside and comes back into the classroom, through the door to the outside.
Using ‘direction’ words, describe how he would get to the maths corner. Give two answers.
Draw a simple diagram of your classroom showing the position of your desk. As you sit at your desk ...
e.g.
1. ... on your left is Judah and on your right is Roimata (give the name of a person or object).
2. ... you do a 1⁄2 turn clockwise, you are facing jonathan (give the name of a person or object).
3. ... you do a 1⁄4 turn anticlockwise, you are facing Jonathan (give the name of a person or object).
4. ... you do a 1⁄4 turn clockwise, you are facing Jayde (give the name of a person or object).
Once you have drawn it, take a photo and insert it on a new slide
WALT understand scale maps
Being able to read a map and follow directions is an important skill. On the next slide, you will see a map. Let’s see how well you can read it.
Use the map on the above slide to answer these questions.
1. Find St Andrew’s College on the map. Where would you end up if you ...��a)leave St Andrew’s College using Circuit Street?��b)turn left into Heaton Street, then right into Papanui Road?��c)walk along Papanui Road then turn left at the fourth street on the left? ��d) turn left again at the fourth street on the left, continue walking and stop at a park?
�e) Name the park that you stopped at and name the sport that you think is played there.? ��2. If you walked the length of Papanui Road, as shown on this map, how far would you have walked?�
Create your own!!!!!!
1. Draw your own street map with about 10 streets.
2. Mark on your map 8 main features.
3. Write instructions on how to get between some of your main features.
4. Exchange your map with a classmate’s. See if you can follow their instructions and name the main features you visit, as you move around their map.