Year: 7

Term: Spring (one)

Topic: Ordnance Survey mapskills

Key questions:

Lesson

Learning objective

Learning outcome

1

Understand the essential map skill

Identify their own house on their OS map

2

Be able to use the points of the compass

Answers to a series of questions

3

Be able to use four figure grid references

Answers to a series of questions

4

Be able to use six figure grid references

Answers to a series of questions

5

Understand how features are shown on a map

A symbol chart

6

Know how to measure straight distances on a map

Answers to a series of questions

7

Know how to measure curved distances on a map

Answers to a series of questions

8

Understand how contours show the shape of the land

Answers to a series of questions

9

Be able to draw a cross section

Answers to a series of questions (a drawn cross section)

10

Be able to use a map to describe a route

A described route of their journey to school

11

Develop sketch map drawing skills

A sketch of Hinchingbrooke’s site

12

Display their map work skills

Assessment

Assessment