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Give Coordinates Correctly to Find the Treasure

In this worksheet, students will use a grid and follow simple instructions relating to position, direction and movement to find the pirate's treasure!

'Give Coordinates Correctly to Find the Treasure ' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 4 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Geometry: Position and Direction

Curriculum subtopic:   Describe Movements of Position

Popular topics:   Geometry worksheets

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Worksheet Overview

In this activity, can you help Pirate Pete to find the treasure by following simple instructions?

 

Example

Treasure grid

 

Pirate Pete is at B3.

To find the treasure, he must move 3 squares to the right and 2 squares down. 

Where is the treasure?

 

Answer

 Treasure grid answer

The treasure is at E1

 

Did you find that easy? The only tricky bit is to remember to always put the bottom letter before the side number - the E before the 1 - E1

 

Shiver my timbers - let's get started searching for those 'pieces of eight', matey.

 

two pirates

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