Six-figure grid reference - Worksheet

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5th Grade
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This worksheet 'Six-figure grid reference' from Focus Education encourages students from 5th Grade to explore grid references and answer the question "How can I use six-figure grid references?". This inquiry-based worksheet may be used to help students succeed in geography classes. This resource introduces the basics of grid references, including four-figure and five-figure grid references, as well as grid squares and lines with a two-letter designation. A student may utilise Easting and Northing coordinates found on an Ordnance Survey map to pinpoint a precise place. Teachers may help their students become better at utilising six-figure grid references to find specific locations in Great Britain by giving them this worksheet.

Here are just a few features that make this worksheet stand out:

  • Explores four-figure grid references
  • Includes instructions on how to identify points on Ordnance Survey maps
  • Provides helpful two letter codes
  • Explains how to work out how many tenths a grid line is
  • Encourages students to explore Great Britain

If you're teaching year sixes about six-digit grid references, this worksheet from Focus Education is ideal. Teachers may provide their pupils a more comprehensive education and prepare them to confidently utilise grid references.