Compass Rose Exploration
A Grade 1 social studies worksheet to introduce students to the compass rose and its cardinal directions.
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Read each question carefully and follow the directions. Use the compass rose to help you!
Look at the picture below. This is a compass rose! It helps us know directions.
1. Which direction is at the top of the compass rose?
East
North
South
West
2. If you are facing North, what direction is to your right?
East
North
South
West
Fill in the missing cardinal directions.
1. The sun rises in the .
2. The opposite direction of North is .
3. If East is to your right, then is to your left.
Read each sentence and decide if it is True or False.
1. The compass rose has only two directions.
True
False
2. West is the direction where the sun sets.
True
False
Draw your own simple compass rose and label the four main directions: North, East, South, West.