Map Skills - Grid References

Objectives

To move on from co-ordinates to the more complex skills of 4- and 6- figure grid references.

Resources

📊 Grid References (PowerPoint) | 📄 Grid References Level 1 | 📄 Grid References Level 2 | Grid Reference video (YouTube) | 📊 6-Figure Grid Reference Game

Today's Lesson

Main Activity

Last lesson we looked at using co-ordinates to find locations on a map. Grid references work using the same principal, but this time we will use just numbers like professional geographers do. Work through the Grid References PowerPoint, slides 1-10 together.

Check that your student understands the concept by having a go at the 4-figure Grid References Sheet. If your child is struggling with this, stay at this level and practise some more with the worksheet ‘Grid References Level 1’. You could also watch the Grid Reference video clip.

WATCH - Grid Reference video (YouTube)

Don't worry if they do not move on to 6-figures; this is a difficult skill for their age group and will be recapped again in later years.

If you feel that your student has fully understood 4-figure grid references, however, go back to the PowerPoint and look at slides 11-16 which explain 6-figure grid references. They can then complete Grid References Level 2.

Challenge Activity

If your student is feeling confident with 6-figure grid references, have a go at the 6-Figure Grid Reference Game. How quickly can they get them all correct? Can their teacher beat their time?

Quiz

PRACTISE - Step 6 Quiz

Citations

[1] www.youtube.com [2] www.youtube.com