The Compass Rose and Maps

The Compass Rose andMaps

How Do We Know Where to Go???

• You are far away from home, visiting the city of Paris, in France. You want to go visit the Louvre, a big art museum.

BRAINSTORMING TIME!

• What are some of the tools you could use to figure out how to get to the Louvre from your hotel?– THINK: in your head– PAIR: with a partner– SHARE: your ideas

Great Ideas, Everyone!

I wonder how aliens navigate space?

THE COMPASS

• The compass is a NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENT.

• It is used to help people ORIENT THEMSELVES.

• The NEEDLE on a compass always points NORTH.

How A Compass Works

• The Earth has a NATURAL MAGNETIC FIELD.• The compass needle is a MAGNET which aligns

itself with the natural magnetic field of the EARTH.

• The needle points to a location called the MAGNETIC NORTH.

History of the Compass

• Compasses were invented in CHINA between the 9th AND 11th centuries.

• EUROPEANS invented a new type of compass in the 14th c.

The Compass Rose• The compass rose is a

SYMBOL on a MAP, COMPASS or NAUTICAL CHART .

• Another word for Compass Rose is WIND ROSE.

• It is used to indicate the CARDINAL DIRECTIONS:

– NORTH– EAST– SOUTH– WEST

Some Ways to Remember the Cardinal Directions

• Never Eat Shredded Wheat

• Never Eat Slimy Worms• Never Eat Soggy

Watermelon• Never Enter Stinky

Washrooms• Naughty Elephants

Squirt Water

Here is a Compass Rose:Copy the Cardinal Directions into your notes

Practice Makes Perfect!