1. Nav B_2: OS Map Symbols

2. Learning Intention: To familiarise you with the main OS map symbols relevant to mountain navigation.

3. Success Criteria: By the end of this session everyone should be able to: Locate and use the key panel on an OS map; Identify 12-24 OS map symbols relevant to mountain navigation. Some of you may be able to: Identify 25+ OS map symbols relevant to mountain navigation.

4. Activities: 1.Presentation. What are map symbols for? 2.Symbol Recognition 3.Feedback & Key Points

5. Why do we use symbols? When drawing a map to scale it is important to include as much detail as possible – however not all the detail will fit on the map so we have to use a key of different symbols, abbreviations and letters to represent the main items on the map

6. Think about it this way.... Imagine that you have to draw a map that shows the route from your house to the school – but you are not allowed any words...this means that we need to use symbols to show what we would pass on the way...

7. Quick Quiz – What do you think each of the following symbols means? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

8. Quick Quiz – 6.7. 8. C G 9.10. So what do they all mean?