Which map would you use if you were planning a journey on the underground? Which map would you use if you were locating your house or the school? Show the class different types of maps (road maps, tube maps, cycle maps, bus maps, etc.) Pose the questions: To learn why map symbols are used and to recognise the OS map symbols. Go to the Ordnance Survey website to learn how to use a compass To use Google Maps to explore the local area Printed copies of the Bingo map symbols for one per pair (see downloadable resources) Additional resourcesĪ range of maps for different uses at a range of scales: bus, tube, road, rail etc. information points and physical features e.g. The symbols represent human features e.g. OS create up to date and accurate maps depicting the landscape’s human and physical features.Īll OS maps use the same symbols, which are included in a key so people using the map know what each symbol represents. Ordnance Survey is Britain’s mapping agency. How can we find places on OS maps? Key ideas How are places, human and physical features represented on OS maps? How can we use maps to find out about the local area? The lesson ends with a game of bingo using the maps and symbols. They are also introduced to the geographical concept of scale, and map symbols. After examining a map of the local area and discussing what they can see on it, pupils are taught to read four-figure grid references.
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