Using a compass is an essential skill. It’s like having a mental roll of duct tape: You don’t know when you’re going to use it, and it might kick around unused for a long time, but when you ...

Mr Measure and his son go to the woods and follow the instructions on the map. The viewer is then ask us to draw the map of their route using a 1cm to 1m scale, to a route. Suitable for Key Stage ...

It’s time to go analog with your navigation tools. Using a map and compass is one of the most reliable foundational skills of the wilderness.

Constructing a triangle without a protractor Place compass point at point P, and draw an arc using compass opened to 7 cm.

To the Editor: I know I am just a regular old fifth-grader writing about Outdoor Ed. I know this may sound dumb but think about how much fun we had. We not only had fun but we learned every subject in ...