Developing atlas skills through crosswords blackline masters is designed to expand students’ knowledge of their physical world. Using crosswords as their medium, the activities encourage students to use a hands-on approach to exploring the atlas, the Internet and other reference sources. They also explain and reinforce the concepts of time differences (GMT), distance scales and eight main compass points.
Features:
- utilises atlas skills to complete crosswords
- additional background information, hints and explanations for specified clues
- concise student instructions for completing the crosswords
- a list of places used in the crosswords
- specific teacher information about latitude and longitude
- specific teacher information about the use of an atlas index
- requires students to continually use the eight main compass points
- answers
- outcome links