Grid Referencing | Enrich Education Archive - Enrich Education

Summary

Children play in small teams. Two teams play against each other.
They try to sink each other’s battleships by identifying their locations, using six-figure grid references from their Enrich Orienteering Maps.
When they successfully identify the location of a battleship, they record marker number to show that they have sunk it.

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Battleships Orienteering
(6 Figure Grid References)
Activity Plan

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Battleships Orienteering
(6 Figure Grid References)
Activity Sheet

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Summary

Children play in small teams. Two teams play against each other.
They try to sink each other’s battleships by identifying their locations, using four-figure grid references from their Enrich Orienteering Maps.
When they successfully identify the location of a battleship, they record the marker number to show that they have sunk it.

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Battleships Orienteering
4 Figure Grid References
Activity Plan

.pdf122 KB

Battleships Orienteering
4 Figure Grid References
Activity Sheet

.pdf398 KB

Summary

Children will be split into teams.
Each group will be given a blank map and shown the grid reference and key.
They will then try to locate different symbols in specific grid references that have been taken off the map.

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Activity Plan
Hidden Treasures

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Activity Sheet
Hidden Treasures

.docx4 MB

Summary

Children take part in the activity in pairs.
The first pair places several objects on the school site. They note the 6-figure grid reference for each object.
They give the grid references for the objects to the second pair, who use them to locate and collect the objects.
Pairs then swap roles, with the second pair hiding the objects and the first pair locating them using their 6 figure grid references.

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Activity Plan
6 Figure Grid References

.pdf119 KB

Summary

Children locate grid squares on their Enrich school orienteering map, using four figure grid references.
They locate any orienteering control points within each identified grid square.
They visit each of these control points and record a reference from the control marker.

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Activity Plan
4 Figure Grid Reference

.pdf121 KB

Activity Sheet
4 Figure Grid Reference

.docx3 MB