The document provides instructions for an educational worksheet involving map symbols associated with various geographical features. It narrates a story of a character named Stephen who, while lost and fleeing something frightening, navigates through different landscapes and seeks safety. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding map symbols in order to effectively interpret maps.

1. Draw this table in your books using a pencil and a
ruler
Symbol Meaning Letter

2. a) As we read the story write down the underlined words into
the table column
b) Write down each of the underline terms into the table
‘meaning’.
b) In order, find the map symbol for each of the underlined
words around the room.
c) Draw the symbol in the table.
d) Write down the letter on the back of the card.
Once you know the answer go back to you seat without telling
anyone the answer.
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
What is Stephen running from?
Whilst you wait… make a start on the worksheet.

3. Stephan was very lost. He had been woken up during the night by bright flashes
and the ground was shaking. He was scared. After running for 5 hours he ended
up in a coniferous forest, in the middle of no-where. It was dark and cold here;
he was surrounded with what looked like Christmas trees. A massive change
from where he had been. He started walking and ended up in the deciduous
forest. It was a lot lighter here as the leaves had fallen off the many oak trees.
should run on as this would go up in flames! After a while he started hearing
cars and ran towards them. Everyone was going fast, no-one would stop. They
all looked scared. He was on the side of a motorway. He thought that if there
was anyone who could help him it would be a priest. He could see a church in
the distance. No one was there. The priest must have started to run. The safest
place must be near water. Luckily the trains were running and he ran through the
train station and onto the train. He eventually got to the coast. It was beautiful,
and there was the light of a light house blinking in the distance. All of a sudden
there was a loud bang. He ran up to the view point to look. He was hit by a
warm blast!
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
What is Stephen running from?

4. b) In order, find the map symbol for each of the underlined
words around the room.
c) Draw the symbol in the table.
d) Write down the letter on the back of the card.
Once you know the answer go back to you seat without telling
anyone.
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
What is Stephen running from?
Whilst you wait… make a start on the worksheet.

5. Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
Coniferous
Forest
Light House
Deciduous
Forest
View Point
Motorway
Church (with a
tower)
Train Station

6. VOLCANO
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
What is Stephen running from?

7. Maps often use symbols instead of words to label real-life
features and make the maps clearer.
With so many features on a map, there would not be enough
space to write everything down in words.
Symbols can be small pictures, letters, lines or coloured
areas to show features like campsites, youth hostels or bus
stations.
If you look closely at a map, you will see that it is
covered in symbols.
There will usually be a key next to the map to tell you
what the symbols mean.
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
So why do we use map symbols?

8. Task – using the Ordnance Survey Key for a 1:50,000 scale map
find the symbols for the named features on the worksheet.
They get harder as you work down the sheet.
How many will you correctly identify?
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
Choose a task from the plenary board.
10 mins or more choose and extend or assess task
8 mins or more assess or reflect task
5 mins or less roll a plenary

9. Swap you worksheets
Map symbol, identify, features, human, physical
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols
Parking Campsite Golf Course
Information Centre Picnic Site Visitor Centre
Viewpoint Church with a spire Church with a tower
Main Road Motorway Bridge
Train station Bus Station Buildings
Footpath Bridle Way Surfaced Cycle Path
River Coniferous Forest Deciduous Forest
Quarry Cliff Lighthouse (in use)

10. Plenary Board
Choose a task from the plenary board.
10 mins or more choose and extend or assess task
8 mins or more assess or reflect task
5 mins or less roll a plenary
Scale, Distance, scale line
ENTERING – identify simple map symbols
DEVELOPING – explain why we use map symbols, identify map symbols
SECRUE- identify complex OS map symbols