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Cardinal and Intermediate

DirectionsBy: Caitlin Rosencrantz

Today, YOU are the Navigators!

What do you need to use in order to get where you need to go?

The answer is, CARDINAL and INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS!

Activities

Click on each icon to explore the directions song, two different learning activities, and quiz.

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CompassActivity Song

GlobeActivity Quiz

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What is a compass rose?

A compass rose is a figure on a compass or a map that is used to show the orientation of the cardinal directions, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST on a map with their intermediate directions.

A compass rose and the cardinal and intermediate directions are important in helping to know which way to go!

Exploring Directions

Click on each point to see which direction is which!

THIS DIRECTION IS…

NORTH

THIS DIRECTION IS…

SOUTH

THIS DIRECTION IS…

EAST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

WEST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

NORTH EAST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

SOUTH EAST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

SOUTH WEST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

NORTH WEST

Directions Song

Click the lightning bolt below to watch the Directions Song

Map ActivityLook at each continent and decide which cardinal direction or intermediate direction correctly identifies it’s location. Click on each continent to check your answer.

Click the next button to get to the next activity!

THIS DIRECTION IS…

NORTH WEST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

SOUTH WEST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

NORTH

THIS DIRECTION IS…

SOUTH

THIS DIRECTION IS…

NORTH EAST

THIS DIRECTION IS…

SOUTH EAST

QUIZ

Now it’s time to take a short quiz to test what you know! Click the next arrow to begin and at any time you can press the previous button to go back to the last question or the next button to get to the next question or the home button to bring you back to the main activities for review!

QUESTION #1

What is a compass rose?

A. a figure on a compass or a map that is used to show the orientation of the cardinal directions

B. a figure on a map that is used to show the scale of the map

CORRECT!

NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

QUESTION #2

What are the CARDINAL directions?

A. Northeast, East, South, West.

B. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

C. North, South, East, West.

NOPE! TRY AGAIN

CORRECT!

QUESTION #3

Which of the following are the INTERMEDIATE directions?

A. North, South, East and West.

B. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.

C. Northeast, Southeast, West, East

CORRECT!

NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

QUESTION #4

Which direction is the arrow showing on the right?

A. NORTH

B. SOUTH

C. WEST

D. EAST

CORRECT!

NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

QUESTION #5

Which of the following directions is shown on the right?

A. Northeast

B. Southeast

C. Northwest

D. Southwest

CORRECT!

NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have completed the quiz! You may return to the homepage or continue to the bibliography

Standard 2.3.1 and Bibliography

2.3.1 Use a compass rose to identify cardinal and intermediate directions and to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school and community.

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeeLivQH7Ok

Pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Compass_rose_browns_00.

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