Check HW – Peer

Assessment

• Swap books with your neighbour to check your homework!

No writing story!?

• I am going to read you a short story and I want you to make notes on the story without writing any letters or numbers – good luck!

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

What is a map symbol?

• Lesson Objectives: • To understand what the major map

symbols are.• To learn what some of the common

symbols on an OS map mean.

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

Can you tell me what these symbols all represent?

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

What is a Map Symbol?

• A map _______ is a visual representation of what is found on the _____ in real ____. It can be in the form of a small _______ , letters or _____.

• Lines Ground picture Symbol Life

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

Draw a symbol for the following;

• Castle

• Golf course

• Camp site

• Car park

• Church

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

O.S. map symbols

Use p122 to help you discover what some of these common symbols mean.

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

Name the O.S. symbol

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

Find your Symbolic partner! • Find your definition or your symbol!

Hint - There are 11 different symbols to identify!

Identify all the symbols you can spot on this Ordnance Survey map.

O.S. map symbols

main road

minor roadcontour line

river

public house

buildings

chapel

church with a tower

telephone

footpath

pond

Did you spot them all?

TASK

• Make up a story and include as many OS map symbols as you can.

• Use the key on an OS map. • You could add in other symbols if

you want to make your own ones up!

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

Symbolic Story

• I walked along the RIVER and I came acoss the SAILING CLUB. I crossed the river on a BRIDGE to see the CHURH WITH A TOWER. It was an old building next to a SCHOOL. Then I carried on walking along the RIVER before I got to …

Gimme 5!

• I need 5 new things that you have learnt in today's lesson.

Learning Objectives: What is a map symbol?

O.S. map symbols