A - Indoor Orienteering

Point-to-Point Courses on an indoor Orienteering Map

"Today we will be doing a regular orienteering course using a map"

*** Resolve the map - we have both a full-court and half-court map. Create maps for single cone map and orientation. Think about how orient bball map - what landmarks. Full court has blue and orange. Half court should be easier and may not need landmarks. Generally throughout the curriculum think about how they check their location without SPORTident***

Time and Space

30-60 minutes

Gym

Materials and Set-Up

Checkpoints, maps

Place checkpoints according to the master map

Vocabulary

Orient the map, route choice

Activities

Boundary Run

Run the boundary and do warm-up exercises

Find the Cone

Stand next to the cone shown on your map; orient your map

Basketball Court Orienteering

Run orienteering courses

Lesson

Goals

• Orient a map and understand how it represents the space.

• Use the map to plan your route.

• Use simple strategies & tactics in following the course. (S2.E5.3a)

• Move confidently and safely in open spaces. (S2.E1.3, S4.E6.3)

• Work cooperatively with and accept feedback from others. (S4.E4.3a,S4.E3.4)

• Give feedback to peers. (S4.E4.5)

Delivery

1. Pair up and orient the map with your partner.

2. Agree on the route you’ll take before beginning the course.

3. Visit each checkpoint in order. Compare the code to make sure you’re at the correct checkpoint.

4. Do the course individually several times to increase your speed.

5. Do the course in reverse order and without a map.

6. Help fellow students who are having trouble by giving them hints and teaching them how to read the map.

Reflection

• How could you tell the difference between checkpoints?

• What shortcuts between checkpoints did you find?

• If you were at a wrong checkpoint, how did you figure out where you needed to go instead?

Extensions

• Students may only travel along the lines of the basketball court.

• Students may only travel along the lines of the basketball court, and may not pass any place marked with a red "X".

• Pac Man-O: Play Pac Man tag (Line Tag) while completing the courses.