Maps and grid references
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What is the grid reference of the first-aid tent?
Write the horizontal coordinate first, then the vertical coordinate. Each grid step is 1 unit.
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Grid references use the horizontal number first, then the vertical number. bike rack: horizontal axis reading 2; vertical axis reading 7; first-aid tent: horizontal axis reading 4; vertical axis reading 6.
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Answer: (4, 6)
- Read across to 4, then up to 6.
- Answer: (4, 6).
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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0
VC2M4SP03
create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways
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- The learner interprets/selects supplied grid systems; no new grid is created.
- VC2M4SP03-C01Create grid reference systems.
- VC2M4SP03-C02Interpret grid reference systems.
- VC2M4SP03-C03Use grid references.
- VC2M4SP03-C04Use directions.
- VC2M4SP03-C05Locate positions.
- VC2M4SP03-C06Describe positions.
- VC2M4SP03-C07Locate pathways.
- VC2M4SP03-C08Describe pathways.
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Supplied alignment skills
- 01Objects on a coordinate plane
- 02Coordinate planes as maps