# 5 - Map Symbols

> "Today we will learn about orienteering maps and symbols."

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time and Space</strong></td><td>30-60 minutes</td><td>Gym, schoolyard or local park</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Materials and Set-Up</strong></td><td>Checkpoints, large scale maps, map key (legend), master map, Symbol-O clue sheets</td><td>Place checkpoints by corresponding features</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Vocabulary</strong></td><td>Symbol, feature</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Activities

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Boundary Run</strong></td><td>Run the boundary; discuss inside/outside</td><td></td><td><a href="/files/Tkdc5fKg0mTAB4gK6L2q">/files/Tkdc5fKg0mTAB4gK6L2q</a></td><td><a href="/pages/vzoh2Cg6woarAmDcphZD">/pages/vzoh2Cg6woarAmDcphZD</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Explore and Find</strong></td><td>In pairs, look for animal pictures</td><td></td><td><a href="/files/vpCcXKJp77G2BQqgHurQ">/files/vpCcXKJp77G2BQqgHurQ</a></td><td><a href="/pages/8npOLdrNM5TpRgDr2JRd">/pages/8npOLdrNM5TpRgDr2JRd</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Map Symbol Orienteering</strong></td><td>Learn and use map symbols</td><td></td><td><a href="/files/0OYcM74TvGDAqe2CRifK">/files/0OYcM74TvGDAqe2CRifK</a></td><td><a href="/pages/va4ETxSFwZgaxXaFspb7">/pages/va4ETxSFwZgaxXaFspb7</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Lesson

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{% tab title="Goals" %}

* <mark style="color:orange;">Understand map symbols and the features they represent.</mark>
* <mark style="color:orange;">Self-check using the animal pictures as codes.</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Recognize the physical skills you use to do this activity. (S2.E2.3)</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Plan how you’ll do the activity before actually doing it. (S2.E5.3a)</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Accept feedback from others. (S4E3.4)</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Give feedback to peers. (S4.E4.5)</mark>
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Delivery" %}

1. Run the boundary.
2. Explore within the boundary to find checkpoints or Animal-O
3. Learn about the orienteering map from the teacher. Compare it to the picture map. Tell the teacher how to orient it. Describe, and run to and from, features the teacher points out on the map. Show map locations of the checkpoints you found while exploring.
4. Learn the map symbols.&#x20;
5. Pair up. Each pair gets a symbol-O clue sheet and the corresponding animal clue sheet.&#x20;
6. Visit checkpoints matching the symbols. Check with the animal clue sheet.&#x20;
7. Discuss with your partner what you each did well and what you could have done better.
8. Repeat with the other courses.
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{% tab title="Reflection" %}

* How are the two maps different?&#x20;
* Which symbols were easier/harder to remember? Why?
* How did you work together?
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Extensions" %}

* Have students do the course from memory.&#x20;
* Have the students do the courses by themselves.
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