Going from the school to the airport (road map).

Going from your house to a different country (world map).

Going from your house to a different elevation (topographic map).

Going from your house to a downtown library (city map).Ask students to work together to determine which map would be best to find their way in the following scenarios: Ask students to list what information they can get from a map, such as directions, landmarks, and building projects.Р”Р€.

Demonstrate several types of maps, such as topographic, city, or state maps.Р”Сћ. Double check the location with a compass. Have the students make direction markers and post them on the walls of the classroom. Go inside and ask students to find north and other directions in the classroom.Р”РЃ. For older students, ask them to determine more precise directions, such as northwest or southeast.Р”В§. You can also hand out cards with directions for students to place on the wheel. Say the different directions out loud, and ask students to point where the direction is on a compass wheel or on a makeshift wheel outside. Use a compass to test the accuracy of where students placed objects to mark directions in step 3. Explain what a compass is and how it functions.Р”Тђ. Ask students to use materials in the area to mark the other directions.Р”В¤. Explain the other cardinal directions and use a mnemonic device to aid students' memory, such as the sentence 'Never eat soggy Wheaties.'Р”Р€.

Use an object, such as a branch, to depict north.

Grid mapping method