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Geometry and Measurement: Position and orientation, Level 3

AO1: Use a co-ordinate system or the language of direction and distance to specify locations and describe paths.
This means students will use co-ordinate systems that are used on maps to specify location and direction (e.g.Greensborough Reserve is at D1, Ruakura Road runs West-East). The scale of a map indicates distance.

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At Level Three students should be able to:

  1. Give the location of something using co-ordinate references, e.g. A3.
  2. Find the location of something given a co-ordinate reference, e.g. Find Daphne Street at E8.
  3. Use features of a map to describe movement that would get someone from one location to another, including distance and direction. This includes turns (right, left relative to orientation), main compass directions (N,W,S,E) and approximate distances in metres or kilometres.
  4. Follow a set of directions given in terms of turns and distances (as above) and show that path they walked on a map of the area.