Marine Protected Areas (KS2 Geography: Geographical skills, interpret a coordinate grid map)

This resource covers:
KS2 (Ages 7-11) Geography: Geographical skills and fieldwork -

• use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
• use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world

This resource also covers…
KS2 Maths: Geometry (position and direction) -

• describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)

This lesson plan will allow students to start understanding the importance of protecting ocean ecosystems by watching and answering questions on a video, and interpreting a coordinate grid map to look at what areas should be protected in order to help ocean organisms.

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