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Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Map skills
Aim:
To begin to read map symbols
Map symbols
How much do you know about symbols?
A
Viewpoint
B
Fire
C
The sun
How much do you know about symbols?
A
Rail station
B
Airport
C
Travel agents
How much do you know about symbols?
A
Church With
Tower
B
Cathedral
C
Church Without a
tower
How much do you know about symbols?
A
Nature reserve
B
A duck
C
National park
Have a go! See if you can match the O.S. symbol to the
correct description….
1
2
bus station
7
camp site
deciduous forest
3
1
3
4
view point
5
4
marsh
5
6
train station
7
8
main road
6
church with a spire
8
2
Identify all the symbols on this Ordnance Survey map.
contour line
Hint
Symbols:
Telephone
- There are 11 different symbols to identify!
River
Public house
Contour line
Path
Minor road
Major road
Chapel
Church with a tower
Pond
Buildings
Did you spot them all?
contour line
minor road
river
buildings
pond
telephone
public house
major road
chapel
path
church with a tower
Symbols:
Telephone
River
Public house
Contour line
Path
Minor road
Major road
Chapel
Church with a tower
Pond
Buildings
What kind of day will Bill have?
• Fill in Bills great weekend out using the
key.
• Match the symbol to the activity and
write the answer in the blanks
• Don’t write anything down until you’re
sure you have the right answer!
Challenge:
Make up your own story in your book
using symbols.
Bill
Key
Symbol Bingo! Pick 5 symbols to draw in your
exercise book….
Main road
Youth hostel
Public house
Marsh
Viewpoint
Path
Golf course
Nature reserve
Caravan site
Church with
tower
Church with
spire
Quarry
Railway line
Parking
Campsite
Woodland
Post Office
Symbol Bingo! Pick 5 symbols to draw in your
exercise book….
Map symbols bingo!
Draw nine symbols in your
book.
Listen for symbols to be called
out; when you hear one on your
grid, cross it out.
The first one to get all nine
CORRECTLY crossed out wins!
To print
Identify all the symbols on this Ordnance Survey map.
contour line
Symbols:
Telephone
River
Public house
Contour line
Path
Minor road
Major road
Chapel
Church with a tower
Pond
Buildings