MAP & COMPASS GAMES

New York State Professional Land Surveyor Cub Master Pack 55 Greene Alan M. Lord New York State Professional Land Surveyor Cub Master Pack 55 Greene

New York State Make your own map of the state draw places you know

United States

Map legend Game Match the Name to the symbol

PARTS OF A COMPASS

Figure out your pace

Put your compass and pacing to the test COMPASS AND PACING COURSE Web site www.scoutorama.com/orienteer_game/ this site makes up courses for you up to 50 sides with random distances TRIANGLE (Same Direction) Bearing Azimuth Distance 1. N-0-E 0 200’ 2. S-60-E 120 200’ 3. S-60-W 240 200’ SQUARE 1. N-0-E 0 300’ 2. N-90-E 90 200’ 3. S-0-W 180 300’ 4. N-90-W 270 200’

Games to play with your compass Blind Guide: Two scouts both with compasses. One scout puts a paper grocery bag over his head he can only look down to see his compass the other scout guides him thru a course or to a certain point by giving him compass bearings to follow. Solve the word: Hang the letters of the alphabet in a circle. Give the scout a bearing for each letter in the word on a piece of paper and let them solve for the letters and figure out the word. Find the prize: Make a compass course with prizes, candy, food or a gold spray painted rock at the end of each leg. Determine the missing leg: Make up a 3 sided compass course, but only give scouts 2 of the sides and let them give you the bearing and distance back to the starting point. See how close they come to what it should be. Find a direction: On index cards write North, South, East, West and could also add NE, SE, SW, NW if you want. Shuffle the cards, each boy picks a card, then the leader pick a direction for north and the boys need to stand in the correct spots.

Site creates compass courses with any amount of sides or distances Web Sites WWW.learn-orienteering.org WWW.scoutorama.com/orienteer_game/ Site creates compass courses with any amount of sides or distances