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The Compass Rose and Maps

The Compass Rose and Maps. How Do We Know Where to Go???. You are far away from home, visiting the city of Paris, in France. You want to go visit the Louvre, a big art museum. . BRAINSTORMING TIME!.

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The Compass Rose and Maps

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  1. The Compass RoseandMaps

  2. How Do We Know Where to Go??? • You are far away from home, visiting the city of Paris, in France. You want to go visit the Louvre, a big art museum.

  3. BRAINSTORMING TIME! • What are some of the tools you could use to figure out how to get to the Louvre from your hotel? • THINK: in your head • PAIR: with a partner • SHARE: your ideas

  4. Great Ideas, Everyone!

  5. I wonder how aliens navigate space?

  6. THE COMPASS • The compass is a NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENT. • It is used to help people ORIENT THEMSELVES. • The NEEDLE on a compass always points NORTH.

  7. How A Compass Works • The Earth has a NATURAL MAGNETIC FIELD. • The compass needle is a MAGNET which aligns itself with the natural magnetic field of the EARTH. • The needle points to a location called the MAGNETIC NORTH.

  8. History of the Compass • Compasses were invented in CHINA between the 9th AND 11th centuries. • EUROPEANS invented a new type of compass in the 14th c.

  9. The Compass Rose • The compass rose is a SYMBOL on a MAP, COMPASS or NAUTICAL CHART . • Another word for Compass Rose is WIND ROSE. • It is used to indicate the CARDINAL DIRECTIONS: • NORTH • EAST • SOUTH • WEST

  10. Some Ways to Remember the Cardinal Directions • Never Eat Shredded Wheat • Never Eat Slimy Worms • Never Eat Soggy Watermelon • Never Enter Stinky Washrooms • Naughty Elephants Squirt Water

  11. Here is a Compass Rose:Copy the Cardinal Directions into your notes

  12. Practice Makes Perfect!

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