Part A – Ordnance Survey Map Symbols

1) Understand Map Symbols

2) More information on map symbols

A nice interactive to help you understand map symbols by mapzone, ordnancesurvey.co.uk

A pdf file showing the map syymbols for a 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map from the UK

A pdf file showing the map syymbols for a 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey map from the UK

This shows what four example symbols might look like in real life – click on the Activity tab at the top.

3) Whole Class Quiz on Map Symbols

Working in pairs, and looking at an Ordnance Survey map symbol key, write down or draw the answers to the questions on this Powerpoint quiz (15 questions, the answers are given at the end):

OS Map Symbols Quiz by geointeractive.co.uk

3) Interactive games and quizzes on map symbols to check your understanding

Easy – Play map symbols ‘snap’ with Barnaby Bear

Medium – use the key for the 1:25,000 maps to answr the questions on this quiz (select Activity at the top).

Difficult – Another OS Map symbols ‘snap’ game but much harder – you really need to know your symbols (from www.rgs.org)

Medium – Map Symbols Quiz which then becomes a ‘Map Symbols Rally’ game by mapzone, ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Part B – Six Figure Grid References

1) Understand 6 Figure Grid References

And here is another youtube clip which seems to have been made by students (older than Year 7) … could you do better than this?

2) More information on 6 figure grid references

An introduction by mapzone, ordnancesurvey.co.uk

A quick guide on how to give a 6 figure grid reference by mapzone, ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Another quick guide, this one from i-study.co.uk

3) Interactive games and quizzes on 6 figure grid references to check your understanding

Medium – A 6 figure grid reference quiz from teachers.gucode.co.uk – click on the Activity tab at the top

Medium – sample game on 6 figure grid references by echalk