What is it? ... It’s a GPS satellite!
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Mapping - GPS


A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to guess what...

What is it? ... It's a tall ship! <br<b<br/>r/>/>


People and pla<br<b<br/>r/>/>ces - Mapping - Mapping the seas


A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.

True or false ... All maps are drawn to scale? <br<b<br/>r/>/>


People and p<br<b<br/>r/>/>laces - Mapping - What is a map?


A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or false.

True or false ... GPS receivers will work anywhere on Earth? <br<b<br/>r/>/>


P<br<b<br/>r/>/>eople and places - Mapping - GPS


A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or false.

What's that noise? ... It's seagulls! <br<b<br/>r/>/>


People and pl<br<b<br/>r/>/>aces -Mapping - Mapping the seas


A Twig Tidbit Film - W<br/>hat’s that noise? The children have to identify an object from its
sound alone.

Did you know that the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are lines of latitude?
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People and places - Mapping - Latitude


and longitude


A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact...

Did you know that the International Date Line is not straight? <br<b<br/>r/>/>


People a<br<b<br/>r/>/>nd places - Mapping - Time zones


A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.

Find out how Greek mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes came to be known as the Father of Geography.
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story of maps


A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that...

Find out how maps are used to show political divisions within a country.
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A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond the...

Four locations are shown, but which is the odd one out? <br<b<br/>r/>/>


P<br<b<br/>r/>/>eople and places - Mapping - GPS


A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.

Four images are shown on screen, but which is the odd one out?
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hat is a map?


A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is...

Did you know that travelling across different time zones can cause jet lag?
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Learning Points
Crossing time zones can caus
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travellers to experience...

Most of the world’s population live in one particular band of latitude - true or false? People and places - Mapping - Latitude and longitude A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or false.

True or false ... Antarctica is located in a single time zone?
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- Time zones


A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or...

Explore the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench. <br<b<br/>r/>/>


People and pla<br<b<br/>r/>/>ces - Mapping - Mapping the seas


A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond the curriculum.

Did you know that rockets are used to launch GPS satellites into Earth’s orbit? <br<b<br/>r/>/>


P<br<b<br/>r/>/>eople and places - Mapping - GPS


A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.

Four seas are shown, but which is the odd one out?
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ping the seas


A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one...

Find out how our maps have become more accurate as technology had progressed.
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story of maps


A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond...

Did you know that navigating by using the Moon, Sun, and other stars is called celestial navigation?
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ping the seas


A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating...

True or false ... Once opened, the largest atlas in the world is bigger than an adult?
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story of maps


A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to...

Four countries are shown, but which is the odd one out?
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People and places - Mapping - Latitude


and longitude


A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is...

Four countries are shown, but which is the odd one out?
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- Time zones


A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one...

Discover how medieval maps can reveal far more than just where places are.
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Learning Points
Some early maps, like the Mappa Mundi, depict the...

A broad introduction maps and their purposes.
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Cartographers make maps.


A map key explain
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what the...