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# Copy of 6 - Orienteering Courses

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

<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>Orienteering flags or checkpoint markers, maps</td><td>Place checkpoints according to the master map</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Vocabulary</strong></td><td>Orient the map, route choice</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Activities

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### Lesson

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* <mark style="color:orange;">Orient a map and understand how it represents the real course.</mark>
* <mark style="color:orange;">Use the map to plan your route.</mark>&#x20;
* <mark style="color:purple;">Use simple strategies & tactics in following the course. (S2.E5.3a)</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Move confidently and safely in open spaces. (S2.E1.3, S4.E6.3)</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Work cooperatively with and accept feedback from others. (S4.E4.3a,S4.E3.4)</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">Give feedback to peers. (S4.E4.5)</mark>
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{% tab title="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.&#x20;
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.
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* How did you determine which way to go for each checkpoint?
* What shortcuts between checkpoints did you find?&#x20;
* If you were at a wrong checkpoint, how did you figure out where you needed to go instead?
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* Divide the students into teams and have them run the course as a relay race, with each team member tagging the next member on completing the course.&#x20;
* Challenge students to run to three checkpoints in order without a map.
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