Locating features of Great Missenden using grid references

This lesson is part of a wider Geography unit called Great Missenden – A Village Settlement which is designed for students in upper KS2 (Y4-6).

First the presentation reminds students how to find grid references. It then challenges them to locate various geographical features in Great Missenden using 4-figure grid references.

In the activity, children locate features of Great Missenden using grid-references. It is differentiated three ways:

Easier – Students locate features of Great Missenden using 4-figure grid references (with clues).
Medium – Students locate features of Great Missenden using 4-figure grid references (no clues).
Harder – Students locate features of Great Missenden using 6-figure grid references.

Extension – Students complete sentences using compass directions to describe the location of features of Great Missenden in relation to each other.

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