AC9M3SP02Year 3SpacePractised on site

AC9M3SP02 — Year 3 Space

Official Curriculum Content Description:

interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Relative Position & Direction on Plans
Look at the plan of the Zoo Sanctuary. In which compass direction from the Penguin Pool is the Aviary?
🦁LionEnclosure🦒GiraffeHabitat🦎ReptileHouse🐠Aquarium🐧PenguinPool🐒MonkeyIsland🐘ElephantPark🦜AviaryNSEW
Common mistake: South is the direction from the Aviary back to the Penguin Pool, not from the Penguin Pool to the Aviary.
Correct Answer:North
Worked Solution:
1. Locate both the Penguin Pool and the Aviary on the plan. 2. Moving from the Penguin Pool to the Aviary means going upwards. 3. On the compass rose, this direction is North.

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