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Sunwheel Fairground Grid

Use a county fair grid map to locate places, follow cardinal and intermediate directions, and measure routes with a map scale.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students use grid coordinates to locate places on a map.
Students use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe locations.
Students use a map scale to measure distances and routes.

How to use

Read the map notes aloud, review the map key and directions, then have students solve the route questions independently or with a partner.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

GEO.3.1

Use a map scale, a grid, and cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places and measure distance.

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Sunwheel Fairground Grid

Use the fair map to find directions and measure routes.

Read the fair map notes

Read the passage. Use the map information to answer the questions.

A Map for Sunwheel County Fair

At Sunwheel County Fair, a printed map helps visitors find their way between exhibits. The map is a grid with columns A through F from west to east and rows 1 through 6 from north to south. A place is named by its column letter first and its row number second. For example, B3 means column B, row 3. North is at the top of the map, south is at the bottom, east is to the right, and west is to the left.

The map scale says that 1 grid square represents 50 yards. To measure a walking route, count each horizontal or vertical grid move, then multiply by 50 yards. The Main Gate is at B1. The Music Tent is at E1. The Craft Barn is at B3, and the Pie Booth is at D3. The First-aid Tent is at C4, the Pond is at F4, the Game Field is at D5, the Petting Zoo is at B5, and the Garden Exhibit is at E6.

A place can be described with an intermediate direction when it is both to the side and above or below another place. For example, a place that is east and south of another place is southeast of it. Visitors can use the grid to compare places, choose a direction, and plan a route without guessing.

What distance does 1 grid square represent on the fair map?

A. 25 yards
B. 40 yards
C. 50 yards
D. 100 yards

Which statement is supported by the map?

A. The Music Tent is west of the Main Gate.
B. The Pie Booth is east of the Craft Barn.
C. The Game Field is north of the Pond.
D. The Petting Zoo is east of the Garden Exhibit.

Write the grid location of the Petting Zoo.

The Petting Zoo is at column and row .

How many horizontal or vertical grid moves are needed to go from the Game Field at D5 to the Garden Exhibit at E6?

A. 1 move
B. 2 moves
C. 3 moves
D. 4 moves

Use directions

Compare the grid locations. Then choose or sort the directions that describe each route.

The Music Tent is at E1, and the Craft Barn is at B3. In which direction is the Craft Barn from the Music Tent?

A. northeast
B. southeast
C. southwest
D. northwest

The Craft Barn is at B3, and the Main Gate is at B1. In which direction is the Main Gate from the Craft Barn?

A. east
B. south
C. west
D. north

Circle the two places that are southeast of the First-aid Tent at C4.

Pond at F4Game Field at D5Pie Booth at D3Garden Exhibit at E6

Sort each route by the kind of direction it shows.

B1 to B3B3 to D3E1 to B3F4 to D3

Cardinal direction	Intermediate direction

Measure fairground routes

Count grid moves and use the scale of 50 yards for each square.

How far is a straight eastward route from the Craft Barn at B3 to the Pie Booth at D3?

A. 50 yards
B. 100 yards
C. 150 yards
D. 200 yards

10.

Measure the straight eastward route from the First-aid Tent at C4 to the Pond at F4.

The route is grid squares, or yards.

11.

A visitor walks from the Main Gate at B1 east to the Music Tent at E1. Then the visitor walks south to the Garden Exhibit at E6. How far is this whole route?

A. 300 yards
B. 350 yards
C. 400 yards
D. 450 yards

12.

Jamal says, “The Pond is west of the First-aid Tent.” What should Jamal say instead?

A. The Pond is north of the First-aid Tent.
B. The Pond is east of the First-aid Tent.
C. The Pond is west of the First-aid Tent.
D. The Pond is south of the First-aid Tent.

13.

Circle the two map facts that support the claim that the Garden Exhibit is southeast of the Main Gate.

The Garden Exhibit is at E6.The Music Tent is at E1.The Main Gate is at B1.Each square represents 50 yards.

14.

A visitor says the Pond is closer to the First-aid Tent than the Garden Exhibit is. Do you agree? Use grid moves and the map scale to support your answer.