Area and grid reference – Geography 7–10
This resource for Stages 4 and 5, a guide to teaching area and grid reference, is a support document that provides teachers with lesson instructions for teaching Geography 7–10 geographical tools and skills.
This teaching support resource addresses the K–10 geographical tools continuum providing examples of how students can engage with the geographical tool of maps. The lessons and sequences in this program of learning are designed to allow students to build understanding of this geographical tool through a range of working geographically with geographical tools across Stage 4 and 5 geography.
Students will learn to acquire and process geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry.
Related resource
Area and grid reference (video) – details the difference and purpose of area and grid reference on topographic maps.
Syllabus
Please note:
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Geography K-10 (2015) Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.