1. Use the search bar to find your home.
Click on the bookmarks to zoom in or out to different scales
Select the measuring tool to measure distances
A how to guide for using the app. Will work beautifully on PCs or tablets. Will be difficult on phones.
Select the coordinate tool and click on your home.
A positive latitude value is North of the Equator
A positive longitude value is East of the Prime Meridian.
Quote coordinates to 2 decimal points
Web app - works on all devices

2. Assessment: Write a set of paragraphs to describe the location of your home at a range of scales from local to global.
Local scale – What is your home post code? Where is your home relative to 3 local places? E.g. WGSG is 0.27km NW of WGSB and 0.75km SW of Kent college. (Straight line distances only using the GeoWilmington map).
District/London Borough scale–In which part of your district/London Borough do you live e.g. N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, Central? How far from the district/borough border are you?
County scale - In which part of your county do you live e.g. . N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, Central? How far from the district/London Borough border are you?
Students use the web app. (on GeoWilmngton)

3. Assessment
Write a set of paragraphs to describe the location of your home at a range of scales from local to global.
National scale – In which part of the UK is the region you live in? E.g. NW, SW, NE, SW UK? Is it inland or by the sea/ocean? Which home nation is it in?
Continental scale – In which part of Europe is the UK? E.g. NW, SW, NE, SW Europe? Is it inland or by the sea/ocean? Which ocean/seas surround the UK?
Global scale - Give the global latitude and longitude coordinates for your home – to 2 decimal points e.g. WGSG is ⁰ North of the Equator and 0.19⁰ East of the Prime Meridian.

4. What I am looking for:

5. Distance and direction – How to guide
Step 1. Measure the straight line distance in km or miles from a reference point to your home e.g. 1.7 km.
Step 2. Place an imaginary compass rose on your reference point.
1.7 km
Step 3. Which direction is it from the reference point to your home e.g. W, SW, E etc.
Step 4. Write your sentence: “My home is located 1.7 km to the South of my primary school”

6. 2.1 km
Which is correct: A or B
A. My home is 2.1km to the North West of my primary school
B. My home is 2.1 km to the South East of my primary school

7. Step 1. Which part of your district do you live in. E. g
Step 1. Which part of your district do you live in? E.g. Student A lives in the North West of Dartford district. A B
Step 2. How far from the nearest boundary are you? Straight line distance in km. E.g. Student A only lives 0.9km from the North West boundary of Dartford.
Which of these true statements would be the most appropriate to use?
Student B lives in the East side of Dartford district 2.8km away from the Eastern boundary.
Student B lives in the East side of Dartford district 3.5km from the Eastern boundary.