Foldout Expedition
A map is a transformable representation of a fixed world: coordinates locate places, bearings are measured from world north, scale converts route length, and legends/layers provide purpose-specific evidence.
GeographyAges 8-13~12 min🎙️ Voice tutor
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What your child will figure out
- Read grid references as eastings followed by northings.
- Keep world north and bearings fixed while rotating the paper map.
- Measure a travelled polyline and convert map length with a stated scale.
- Combine coordinates, bearings, distance, symbols, and layers to prove and replay a route.
The levels
- Open the map
Pan, rotate, and stamp a tactile paper map before any abstract tools appear.
- Grid call
Locate three features using eastings before northings.
- North stays north
Rotate the paper and fly the exact world-referenced bearing to the lookout.
- Route evidence
Select the bridge layer and measure a passable polyline with the scale string.
- Fog expedition
Prove three route legs on an unfamiliar fog map and replay them exactly.
Ready when they are.
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