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Lesson 7 of 12
  • Year 7

Explore your school site

I can navigate the school site responsibly using a map.

Lesson 7 of 12
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  • Year 7

Explore your school site

I can navigate the school site responsibly using a map.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Move: altering your pace of running will allow you to follow a route and navigate through checkpoints as a team.
  2. Think: thumbing the map allows you to track your progress around a course.
  3. Think: line features include roads, fences and buildings.
  4. Feel: being able to orientate and navigate using a map requires confidence.
  5. Connect: refining navigation strategies requires you to work together as a team.

Keywords

  • School values - the moral expectations that guide our behaviour to be more successful citizens

  • Responsibility - being in charge of your actions and their outcomes. It involves making good choices and doing what you're expected to do.

  • Navigation - the process of accurately ascertaining your position, planning and following a route

Common misconception

Losing track of time or becoming distracted by the freedom of navigating without the direct supervision of a teacher.

Focus in on school values and responsibility to retain the privilege of independence.


To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Explore your school site, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

If your school is not professionally mapped, you can use a screen shot from google maps in satelite view instead.
Teacher tip

Equipment

1 map per group of 4 cut into 8 pieces, a laminated school map, whiteboard, pen and blank control point (see additional materials) per pupil, 1 demo control point (own example or additional materials)

Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - outdoor learning
  • Risk assessment required - physical activity

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Prior knowledge starter quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
To successfully navigate an orienteering course, which components of fitness are most important?

Correct answer: stamina & agility
strength & power
reaction time & flexibility

Q2.
Why is it important to warm up before orienteering?

Correct answer: prevent against injury
learn the course
to increase energy

Q3.
What does it mean to orientate a map?

Correct answer: match key features
keep it straight
hold it parallel

Q4.
What does a triangle signify on a map?

first 2 steps
Correct answer: start and finish
suggested order

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
What do black symbols represent on a map?

Correct answer: human-made or rock
ground contours
water

Q2.
What do we need to consider when running between checkpoints to ensure we can complete a course?

the environment
Correct answer: our pace
our position

Q3.
When ‘thumbing the map’ what are we following with our thumb?

the checkpoints
the terrain
Correct answer: our path

Q4.
To maintain the freedom to navigate the school site independently, we must be ...

confident.
Correct answer: responsible.
quick.