Year 5 - Physical education
Orientating a map to locate points
Outdoor adventurous activities: orienteering
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to orientate a map to locate points. Pupils will follow a set route and think strategically in order to reach as many points as possible in a set time. Pupils will develop their ability to collaborate with others and work as a team to complete the challenges.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to orientate a map, locate points on the map and then record what you find at those points.
Key Notes
- Move: orienteering requires us to complete the course in the fastest time, so we must move quickly around the course.
- Think: strategies like orienting the map, identifying features and problem solving help us complete the course quickly.
- Feel: doing our best, even if we're not the fastest on the course, shows perseverance.
- Connect: cooperating and listening to our partners helps us be more successful when completing an orienteering course.
Vocabulary To Learn
- orienteering: using a map to navigate through unfamiliar terrain, aiming to find specific checkpoints in the fastest time possible
- course: a set route marked on a map with checkpoints, or control points, that you navigate through to complete the activity
- features: the elements that help users understand the layout, details and information the map represents
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils hold the map the wrong way round, not matching it to their direction of travel, making it harder to locate points accurately.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: orienteering requires us to complete the course in the fastest time, so we must move quickly around the course. Think: strategies like orienting the map, identifying features and problem solving help us complete the course quickly.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'orienteering'
using a map to navigate through unfamiliar terrain, aiming to find specific checkpoints in the fastest time possible.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils hold the map the wrong way round, not matching it to their direction of travel, making it harder to locate points accurately. Correction: Make sure pupils orient the map so it matches the direction they're facing. They must turn the map until the features on the map line up with what they can see around them.
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