Compass Skillls

What is Compass used for?

• As a navigational tool

• To work out how many paces you do

• To measure the distance between 2 points

• To locate specific points on the map using grid references

• To make detail on the map bigger using a magnifying lens?

What does a compass show?

• The Cardinal Points -North, South, East, West

• What Time to get up in the morning

• Where to find your socks?

• What day it is?

A compass can help us find our _________.

• personality

• direction

• homework

• mummy

The ___________ of the compass always points north.

• needle

• blue thing

• pin

• pointer

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Where was the first compass made?

• spain
• China
• England
• France

The needle of a compass is a ________.

• electromagnet
• magic wand
• computer
• magnet

A compass needle points towards the ____pole of the earth.

• east
• south
• north
• west

A common compass uses a _____ needle that always points north.

• blue
• black
• red
• green

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Am I cool?

• Yes 
• Yes 
• Yes
• Yes

How many degrees are in a circle?

• 90˚
• 180˚
• 270˚
• 360˚

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.C.5B

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1