Compass directions II

Compass directions II

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
Cut out these cards.
Follow through instructions listed on each card to pace out and draw the pathway in chalk.
Student Cards
Card 1

4 steps SW
4 steps N
2 steps SE
3 steps E
1 steps NE
1 step W
4 steps NW
1 step S
Card 2

3 steps N
4 steps SE
1 step W
4 steps NE
1 step W
4 steps SW
2 steps S
1 step NW
Card 3    

2 steps SE
2 steps W
4 steps NE
1 step E
3 steps NW
2 steps S
2 steps SW
2 steps N
  

Card 4    

5 steps W
2 steps NE
4 steps E
3 steps NW
1 step S
1 step SW
5 steps N
3 steps SE
 

Card 5      

5 steps NE
2 steps E
1 step NW
4 steps S
2 steps SW
2 steps N
5 steps W
1 step SE
 

Card 6      

4 steps E
5 steps NW
2 steps S
1 step SW
5 steps N
3 steps SE
1 step W
2 steps NE
 

Card 7      

5 steps NW
4 steps S
1 step SW
2 steps N
4 steps SE
2 steps W
3 steps NE
1 step E
 

Card 8      

2 steps S
5 steps SW
2 steps N
3 steps SE
1 step W
4 steps NE
1 step E
1 step NW
 
Task administration: 
Equipment:
Student cards; netball/tennis court or similar sized asphalt or concrete area; chalk.
 
Teacher notes
  • Prior to this activity, mark with an arrow the direction North on the court.
  • This task is best carried out by small groups.
  • Cut out and give each student a card.
  • Tell them to follow through each instruction as listed on their card and to pace out and draw their pathway in chalk.
  • Students may start from any place on the court, however they need to mark their start and finish positions clearly.
  • Students can complete more than one card.
  • You may wish to use the Teacher Checklist(s) attached. You may find it easier to assess students' work by physically pacing out the answers as drawn in the scoring guide.
  • This task may be used as a peer assessment activity. One person in the pair will need a card, the other the corresponding answers. The person assessing can place a  or  beside each direction on the answer card. With a new card and answers each, the students can then swap roles.

Teacher Checklist for Individual Assessment

Student Name

Directions
2 marks for all 8 directions correct
1 mark for 6-7 directions correct

Proportions
0 marks proportions incorrect
1 mark for all proportions correct

Total Marks
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
        
       
         
       
       
         
        
        
         
        
        
           
           
         
         
           

 

Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Position and orientation
Keywords: 
direction, compass
Description of task: 
For this practical task students are required to follow, by physically stepping them out, a set of compass directions.
Answers/responses: 
   
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark

Card 1
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 2
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 3
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 4
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 5
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 6
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 7
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.
2 marks
or
1 mark
1 mark		 Card 8
All 8 directions correct.

6-7 directions correct.
Approximate proportions of overall shape stepped out correctly.