VC2M4SP03 Official strand: Space

Maps and grid references

Read a labelled grid and follow directions one move at a time.

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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.

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. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x y bike rack first-aid tent
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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)

  1. Read across to 4, then up to 6.
  2. 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.
  1. VC2M4SP03-C01Create grid reference systems.
  2. VC2M4SP03-C02Interpret grid reference systems.
  3. VC2M4SP03-C03Use grid references.
  4. VC2M4SP03-C04Use directions.
  5. VC2M4SP03-C05Locate positions.
  6. VC2M4SP03-C06Describe positions.
  7. VC2M4SP03-C07Locate pathways.
  8. VC2M4SP03-C08Describe pathways.

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  1. 01Objects on a coordinate plane
  2. 02Coordinate planes as maps
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