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Activity: 4D Orienteering

Students use their orienteering maps to follow a route around the school and record information, using the ‘4 D’s’ of navigation.

Summary

  • Students use their orienteering map to follow a route around control points on the school site.
  • As they travel between control points, they record information on their Activity Sheet.
  • This is based on the ‘4 D’s’ of navigation – Destination, Direction, Distance and Description.

    Key Facts

  • Geography
  • OAA
  • Key Stage 3
  • Key Stage 4
  • D of E
  • Geographical Skills and Fieldwork
  • Activity Sheet Download Required
  • Orienteering Control Markers Required
  • Orienteering Map Required
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