Imagine you have a map that shows where things are, but it doesn’t know which way you're facing, like a puzzle piece that needs to fit into the right spot.
A compass is like a little friend who always knows which way is north. It has a needle that spins until it points to north, no matter where you are.
How the map and compass work together
Your map shows directions, but it’s like a picture, it doesn’t move. To match it with your real world, you need to orientate the map using the compass.
- Put the compass on top of the map.
- Wait for the needle to stop spinning, it should point to north on the map.
- Rotate the map until the north on the map lines up with the north on the compass.
Now, everything on the map matches what you see around you, just like when you line up your toys so they all face the same way!
Examples
- A hiker uses a compass to match the map with the real world.
- A child aligns their map with the direction they're facing using a compass.
- Using a simple compass, you can see where north is on your map.
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