Compass Directions Activity Sheet - St Cyprians Greek Orthodox ... - Free Printable

Let's solve the Compass Directions task step by step using the grid map provided. We’ll use the compass directions:
- North (N) = Up
- South (S) = Down
- East (E) = Right
- West (W) = Left

We'll begin at the "Start" point, which is located in the bottom row, center column (row 7, column 4), where the dentist is.

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Step-by-step Solutions:

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#### 1. From the start, go north 4 squares. Where are you now?

- Start at dentist (Row 7, Column 4)
- Go north 4 squares: move up 4 rows
- Row 6 → police station
- Row 5 → vet
- Row 4 → postbox
- Row 3 → park

✔ Answer: You are now at the park.

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#### 2. Go east 3 squares. Where are you now?

- From park (Row 3, Column 3)
- Go east 3 squares: move right 3 columns
- Column 4 → empty
- Column 5 → hospital
- Column 6 → mosque

✔ Answer: You are now at the mosque.

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#### 3. Go south 3 squares. Where are you now?

- From mosque (Row 3, Column 6)
- Go south 3 squares: move down 3 rows
- Row 4 → empty
- Row 5 → pool
- Row 6 → empty

Wait! Let’s check:
- Row 3 → mosque
- Row 4 → empty
- Row 5 → pool
- Row 6 → empty

So after going south 3 squares from mosque (Row 3), we end up at Row 6, Column 6, which is empty.

But let’s double-check the grid layout:

Looking at the grid:

| | | bakery | | | mosque | |
|-------|-----|--------|-----|-----|--------|-----|
| church| | park | | hospital | | |
| | taxi rank | | postbox | | | cafe |
| fire station | | toy shop | | airport | | |
| | school | | vet | | pool | |
| theme park | | police station | | | | beach |
| bus stop | | dentist | Start | | supermarket | |

So columns are numbered left to right as 1 to 7, and rows top to bottom as 1 to 7.

Let’s assign coordinates: (Row, Column)

- Start (dentist) = (7,4)
- Park = (3,3)
- Mosque = (2,6) ← Wait! Earlier I said mosque was in row 3, but it's actually in row 2, column 6.

Let’s correct this.

Rechecking:

- Row 1: bakery (col 3), mosque (col 6)
- Row 2: church (col 1), park (col 3), hospital (col 5)
- Row 3: taxi rank (col 2), postbox (col 4), cafe (col 7)
- Row 4: fire station (col 1), toy shop (col 3), airport (col 5)
- Row 5: school (col 2), vet (col 4), pool (col 6)
- Row 6: theme park (col 1), police station (col 3), beach (col 7)
- Row 7: bus stop (col 1), dentist (col 3), Start (col 4), supermarket (col 6)

So Start = (7,4)

Now re-solve with correct coordinates.

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Corrected Step-by-Step:

#### 1. From the start, go north 4 squares. Where are you now?

- Start: (7,4)
- North 4 → (7–4)= Row 3, Column 4
- (3,4): postbox

✔ Answer: You are now at the postbox.

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#### 2. Go east 3 squares. Where are you now?

- From (3,4) → east 3 → Column 4 + 3 = Column 7
- (3,7): cafe

✔ Answer: You are now at the cafe.

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#### 3. Go south 3 squares. Where are you now?

- From (3,7) → south 3 → Row 3 + 3 = Row 6
- (6,7): beach

✔ Answer: You are now at the beach.

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#### 4. Go west 6 squares. Where are you now?

- From (6,7) → west 6 → Column 7 – 6 = Column 1
- (6,1): theme park

✔ Answer: You are now at the theme park.

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#### 5. Go east 2 squares. Where are you now?

- From (6,1) → east 2 → Column 1 + 2 = Column 3
- (6,3): police station

✔ Answer: You are now at the police station.

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#### 6. Start at the school. How do you get to the taxi rank?

- School = (5,2)
- Taxi rank = (3,2)

From (5,2) to (3,2): same column, go north 2 squares

✔ Answer: Go north 2 squares.

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#### 7. Give directions from the dentist to the toy shop.

- Dentist = (7,4)
- Toy shop = (4,3)

We need to go from (7,4) to (4,3):

- Move north 3 squares (from row 7 to row 4)
- Then west 1 square (from col 4 to col 3)

Alternatively, you could say:
Go north 3 squares, then west 1 square

✔ Answer: Go north 3 squares, then west 1 square.

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✔ Final Answers:

1. Postbox
2. Cafe
3. Beach
4. Theme park
5. Police station
6. Go north 2 squares
7. Go north 3 squares, then west 1 square

Let me know if you'd like a visual path or explanation for any step!