Name: ___________________________________

Discovery Activity #3: Cardinal Directions

Directions: Your class will be split into teams of 4 people, each team has 2 pairs. Each pair will be given 3 Post-It Notes. You will write a different word on each Post-It Note. You will put one Post-It at 3 different locations within the school hallways. Starting at the sitting area outside the library, each pair will write directions using paces and directions on a compass to location #1, #2 then #3. You will then return back to the starting place and swap clues with your team pairs. Pair #2 will use Pair #1’s directions to find the Post-Its and record the words on their clue sheet and vice versa.

Clue Recording Sheet – Creating Directions

Clue Word

Paces/Directions

Clue Recording Sheet – Using Directions

Location	Clue Word Found
1
2
3

Using the writing form, respond to the following question:

How does accuracy in direction and distance affect finding a location? Think of some situations where it would or would not make a difference and tell why.

Grading Rubric

Direction/Paces	0 point	5 point	10 points	Grade
Writing Directions	Did not write any accurate directions to locations	Wrote accurate directions to 1-2 locations	Wrote accurate directions to 3 locations
Navigating	Could not find any clues	Found 1-2 clues	Found all 3 clues
Reflection Paragraph
Topic Sentence	Did no include topic sentence	n/a	Included topic sentence
6 Supporting Details	Wrote fewer than 4 supporting details	Wrote 4-5 supporting details	Wrote at least 6 supporting details
Capitals	4 or more incorrect capitalizations	1-3 incorrect capitalizations	All capitalizations correct
Total Grade (50 max)