Activities

Create a map of the autism-friendly spaces in your community and help others see what more needs to change.

Put yourself in someone else’s shoes and make a visitor guide to your community.

Show your decision maker how you’ve taken action to promote better mental health for all.

Learn how to use a map and compass to discover things around your local area.

Tell stories from the high seas and learn to plot voyages on nautical charts.

Work together to understand some useful aviation calculations and plot an imaginary flight.

Learn about the three different types of north, where they come from, and how to use them to navigate.

Learn how to help someone who may be experiencing a heart attack or stroke.

Find your inner weather forecaster as you get stuck into deciphering a synoptic weather map.

Duck and cover in this futuristic team challenge, as you work together to zap your opponents before they zap you.

Create your own cave maps as you get familiar with the cave conservation code.

Set up and use a GPS device and a map to walk the way between waypoints in this navigation challenge.

Make treasure maps. Follow treasure maps. Find the treasure cache. Bring the treasure back!

Plug yourself into the local community and find out where the power goes.

Learn orienteering map reading in this activity, because you get the best start by knowing where you are and where you’re going.

You’ve got lots of dots to plot your way through in these small, indoor orienteering courses.

Things won’t always go to plan. Explore the benefits of expecting the unexpected and having a backup ready to go.

Think about how you’ll get where you’re going tomorrow, today, as we consider what Navigation Device 2.0 could be like.

Delve into some maps from back in the day and then have a go at making your own with prehistoric paint!

Learn and practise some map only navigation techniques that you can use when out on a hike or expedition.

Plot routes on maps of different scales, and learn how to pick the right map for the right task.

See, show and shape cardboard contour lines from maps as we make a 3D model of the landscape.

Map-read with speed as you search for symbols and landmarks with grid references to fill out your bingo card.

Create a map of a wilderness area using Scratch and a micro:bit.