1. Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
By: Caitlin Rosencrantz

2. Today, YOU are the Navigators!
What do you need to use in order to get where you need to go?
The answer is, CARDINAL and INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS!

3. Activities
Click on each icon to explore the directions song, two different learning activities, and quiz.
Previous
Button
Home Button
Compass
Activity
Globe
Activity
Next Button
Lesson
Song
Quiz

4. What is a compass rose?

5. A compass rose is a figure on a compass or a map that is used to show the orientation of the cardinal directions, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST on a map with their intermediate directions.
A compass rose and the cardinal and intermediate directions are important in helping to know which way to go!

6. Exploring Directions
Click on each point to see which direction is which!

7. THIS DIRECTION IS…
NORTH

8. THIS DIRECTION IS…
SOUTH

9. THIS DIRECTION IS…
EAST

10. THIS DIRECTION IS…
WEST

11. THIS DIRECTION IS…
NORTH EAST

12. THIS DIRECTION IS…
SOUTH EAST

13. THIS DIRECTION IS…
SOUTH WEST

14. THIS DIRECTION IS…
NORTH WEST

15. Directions Song
Click the lightning bolt below to watch the Directions Song

16. Map Activity
Look at each continent and decide which cardinal direction or intermediate direction correctly identifies it’s location. Click on each continent to check your answer.
Click the next button to get to the next activity!

17. THIS DIRECTION IS…
NORTH WEST

18. THIS DIRECTION IS…
SOUTH WEST

19. THIS DIRECTION IS…
NORTH

20. THIS DIRECTION IS…
SOUTH

21. THIS DIRECTION IS…
NORTH EAST

22. THIS DIRECTION IS…
SOUTH EAST

23. QUIZ
Now it’s time to take a short quiz to test what you know! Click the next arrow to begin and at any time you can press the previous button to go back to the last question or the next button to get to the next question or the home button to bring you back to the main activities for review!

24. QUESTION #1 What is a compass rose?
A. a figure on a compass or a map that is used to show the orientation of the cardinal directions
B. a figure on a map that is used to show the scale of the map

25. CORRECT!

26. NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

27. QUESTION #2 What are the CARDINAL directions?
A. Northeast, East, South, West.
B. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
C. North, South, East, West.

28. NOPE! TRY AGAIN

29. CORRECT!

30. QUESTION #3 Which of the following are the INTERMEDIATE directions?
A. North, South, East and West.
B. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.
C. Northeast, Southeast, West, East

31. CORRECT!

32. NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

33. QUESTION #4 Which direction is the arrow showing on the right?
A. NORTH
B. SOUTH
C. WEST
D. EAST

34. CORRECT!

35. NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

36. QUESTION #5 Which of the following directions is shown on the right?
A. Northeast
B. Southeast
C. Northwest
D. Southwest

37. CORRECT!

38. NOPE! TRY AGAIN!

39. CONGRATULATIONS!
You have completed the quiz! You may return to the homepage or continue to the bibliography

40. Standard 2.3.1 and Bibliography
2.3.1 Use a compass rose to identify cardinal and intermediate directions and to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school and community.
Youtube video:
Pictures:
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