Torbay maps

I created a map of Torbay and Waiake and added signs for the school, the kindergarten,
the dairy, the local park and my house. We also added a grid reference with longitude and latitude.

Street Maps

WALT: Find and describe the location of an object using co-ordinates.

WALT: Follow and give instructions involving distances by interpreting simple scales

Open the Map to answer the questions below

Mark  the school on the map

Mark the local park/ sports ground

Mark a local shop (dairy, petrol station OR bakery)

Mark Torbay Kindergarten

Can you find your house?

Mark these with a simple symbol is: a house for your house/ a tree for the local park etc.

Describe the locations of the school, park and Waiake Beach

Add a grid reference

Add the scale 1cm=1km

Add a compass

With a piece of string measure the distance - using the scale to work out the distance. Explain your findings of the below, on a new document.

1. Torbay School and Torbay Kindergarten -
2. Torbay School to Waiake Beach -
3. Mark out a 5km bike circuit on your map. Work out the distance with the string and then mark it on the map with a coloured line.
4. Write the instructions for this circuit - using N S E W and left/ right.