2D Representations of Environments

Draw your classroom map here. Label the door, windows, desks, teacher's desk and bookshelf.

Draw your bedroom from above. Label: bed, door, window, wardrobe.

How to get from the door to your desk: ___

How to get from your desk to the bookshelf: ___

Draw a bird's-eye view of your school playground. Label at least 5 things.

Start at A1. Move 2 squares East. Move 3 squares North. Where are you? ___

Start at C4. Move 1 square West. Move 2 squares South. Where are you? ___

Start at B2. Move 3 squares East. Move 1 square North. Where are you? ___

From the school gate to the library: ___

From the classroom to the office: ___

Draw a simple map of the area between your home and the nearest shop. Include: road names, direction arrow, key with 2 symbols.

Draw a map of your school. Include: classrooms, library, office, playground, canteen. Add a compass rose and a key.

There is a park in the North-East. A supermarket is in the South-West. A school is in the centre. A river runs from East to West. Draw the map and label each feature:

In your classroom, what is to the North of your desk? ___

What is to the South of your desk? ___

What is to the East of the classroom door? ___

What is to the West of the whiteboard? ___

Draw a treasure map of a room in your house. Mark the starting point and the treasure with an X.

Write the directions to find the treasure: ___

Why are maps useful? ___

What makes a good map? ___

How is a bird's-eye view different from what you see when you stand in a room? ___

Have you used a map app on a phone or tablet? What did you use it for? ___

How is a digital map similar to a paper map? ___

What can a digital map do that a paper map can't? ___

If 1 cm on a map = 100 m in real life, how far is 5 cm on the map? ___

If two places are 3 cm apart on the same map, how far are they in real life? ___

Why do maps need a scale? ___

Draw a simple grid map with 4 locations. Mark them A, B, C, D.

Write two different routes from A to D: Route 1: ___ Route 2: ___

Draw a bird's-eye view of a theme park with at least 5 attractions. Add a key, compass rose and scale.

How has map-making changed over time? ___

What skills do you need to read a map? ___

How would you explain how to use a compass to a younger student? ___

Draw your classroom from above. Include: desks, teacher's desk, door, windows, whiteboard.

Add a compass rose to your map.

Write one set of directions to get from the door to your desk: ___

Start at A1. Move 3 right and 2 up. Where are you? ___

Start at D4. Move 2 left and 1 down. Where are you? ___

Start at B2. Move to E5. Describe your path: ___

The library is north of the school. The park is east of the school. Where is the park relative to the library? ___

The shop is west of the park. The post office is south of the library. If the school is in the centre, in which direction is the post office from the park? ___

Choose 5 symbols and write what each means: 1. ___ = ___ 2. ___ = ___ 3. ___ = ___ 4. ___ = ___ 5. ___ = ___

Draw a small map using your symbols.

The school to the park is 6 cm on the map. Real distance: ___

The pool is 250 m away. On the map it is ___ cm.

Two points are 8 cm apart on the map. Real distance: ___

Why is it important to know how to read a map? ___

When might you need to give directions to someone? ___

What makes a map easy to read? ___

Starting at Home, go North 3 squares, then East 2 squares. Where do you end up? ___

From School, go South 2 and West 4. Where are you?

Write your own route using compass directions:

Start: My house (centre of page). North: school. East: park. South: shops. West: friend's house. Draw the map:

Add a compass rose and a key to your map.

How many squares East from school to library? ___

How many squares North? ___ Total distance (squares): ___

Write two different routes from school to library:

On the map: School (1,1), Library (4,1), Park (4,4), Home (1,4). How far is school to library in grid squares? ___

If you walk school → library → park → home, total squares walked: ___

Describe the shortest route from Home to Library:

Draw the map (include: classroom, library, oval, office, toilets):

Add a compass rose showing N, S, E, W.

Add a key for at least 3 symbols.

Starting at school, facing North... Step 1: ___ Step 2: ___ Step 3: ___

Is there a shorter route? Describe it:

Name a city in each direction from Sydney: North___ South___ West___ East___

Which Australian state is furthest west? ___

What direction would you travel from Brisbane to Melbourne? ___

Start city: ___ Destination: ___ Estimated distance: ___ km

If driving 100 km per hour, how long would the trip take? ___

Name 2 things you might see along the way:

Use a compass direction: You travel ___ to get there.

Place name: ___ Draw the map with at least 5 landmarks:

Add a key for your symbols:

Add a compass rose and a scale: