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15 lis 2023 · Resource type. Student activity. Worksheet. This resource focuses on how to use a scale on a map for measuring distance in a straight line, or ‘as the crow flies’. It is a simple resource on distance measurement that helps students to understand how to convert distances on maps to real-life distances, making it ideal for practising ...
The map below shows your school; your house, which is located two blocks west and five blocks north of the school; and your best friend’s house, which is located eight blocks east and one block south of the school.
Calculate the straight line distance (as the crow flies) between cities or any two points on earth. Use your location to know any distance from where you are.
Overview. Activity Checklist. Complete the activity using student preview. Identify your learning targets for the activity. Determine the screens where you’ll bring the class together using Teacher Pacing and Pause Class. What will you discuss on those screens? Anticipate screens where students will struggle, then plan your response.
explaining the concepts of location, perspective, scale, orientation, map symbols and map keys, and the five themes of geography. In addition, chapters are included on various types of maps and the use of technology to teach map skills.
Read Gail Hartman’s As the Crow Flies (Macmillan). This book helps young children develop an understanding of maps. Follow up the reading by drawing a pictorial map of a place familiar to the children. Use blocks and real objects as landmarks on your map. Toss the Globe.
Measure distances. Use this page to measure the distance between two locations as the crow flies or when driving. Type in two addresses or click on the map to start.
