GM4-7: Communicate and interpret locations and directions, using compass directions, distances, and grid references.
Elaboration on this Achievement Objective
This means students will apply their understanding of the measurement system, particularly of length and angle. This involves converting the scale on a map to actual measurements and describing direction given the orientation of North.
- Give or interpret the location of a feature on a map using grid references, distances and direction from a landmark, for example AA 24 (Street map), 536 721 (topographical map), 160m South-East of the library, Latitude 12o South, 77o East (World map), 2047km South-West of Los Angeles.
- Follow instructions given by others using compass directions, distances and grid references by interpreting a scale map, for example travel from New Plymouth to Tauranga.
Teaching resources for this Achievement Objective
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Level Five
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement, geometry, statistics and level 5 number activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 4 number, and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry and number activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is available.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry and level 3 number activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit examines the use of rotation to specify angles as an amount of turn. The context of the unit, irrigating trees, requires the calculation of lengths and measurement of angles based on a four-quadrant number plane.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit explores the mathematics of maps, including scale, coordinates, and bearings.
Level Three
Level Four
Integrated
Secondary activities
These exercises, activities and games are designed for students to use independently or in small groups to practise number properties. Some involve investigation (see Related Resources) and may become longer and more involved tasks with subsequent recording/reporting. Typically an exercise is a 10...
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry and measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In the film The Hunt For Red October, at one point the escaping Russian submarine has to navigate a complicated underwater trench. This unit is built around that idea and brings in the measurement of angle and distance. It is expected at this stage that the students will know how to use protractors.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Problem solving activities
This problem solving activity has a geometry focus.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in finding locations from descriptions given and using these to solve a problem.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in using compass directions and compass constructions to solve a location problem.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 probability activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit uses games and puzzles to explore coordinate systems and their uses. The students are given the opportunity to invent their own systems by locating counters on a sheet of paper and by finding the dead centre of a set of objects. The Cartesian and polar coordinate systems are used to locate...