Dora is measuring the angle but isn’t sure how to use a

protractor. Explain how she could work out the angle using
each protractor position.
C
C
C A
A
A

B
B
B

is the angle extended around B from C to A. If is , which of

these expressions will find angle ?

180−𝜃 180+𝜃 360−𝜃 90+𝜃

Dora is measuring the angle but isn’t sure how to use a
protractor. Explain how she could work out the angle using
each protractor position.
C
C
C A
A
A

B
B
B

Find the difference Read the acute angle Read the acute angle
between A and C between A and C between A and C
is the angle extended around B from C to A. If is , which of
these expressions will find angle ?

180−𝜃 180+𝜃 360−𝜃 90+𝜃

Turning clockwise, the angle between North and South-East is

Find three pairs of compass points so that the clockwise turn

between them is
 Turning clockwise, the angle between North and South-East is

Find three pairs of compass points so that the clockwise turn

between them is
e.g.
North and South North and North-East
North-East and South-West North-East and East
West and East West and North-West

North and North-West North and South-West

South and South-East North-East and West
West and South-East West and South-East
There are four stars in a constellation.
B and C are both 160 light years from A.
D is 60 light years from A.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 20 light years, draw a scale
diagram of the constellation.
Use your diagram to find the distance between B and C in
light years.
 B

8 cm
13.3 cm 266 km

162 A 111
87
3 cm 8 cm
D C
A tree is drawn to a scale of Explain what means.
Which part of the ratio represents measurements on the
actual tree? Complete the table.

Actual Tree Scale Drawing

Radius of trunk cm
Height of tree m
Width of leaf mm
Acute angle between branch and trunk

Which measurement has not changed? Why?

 A tree is drawn to a scale of Explain what means.
e.g. The scale drawing of the tree is 30 times smaller than the actual tree
Which part of the ratio represents measurements on the
actual tree? the 30
Complete the table.
Actual Tree Scale Drawing
Radius of trunk cm 2.3 cm
Height of tree m 9. cm
Width of leaf 18 cm mm
Acute angle between branch and trunk 7

Which measurement has not changed? Why?

The angle.
E.g. the size of the angle doesn’t change when a shape is enlarged.
What would be a sensible scale to use to make a scale drawing of the
floorplan of your school?
Give your answer in the form
 What would be a sensible scale to use to make a scale drawing of the
floorplan of your school?
Give your answer in the form

Various answers acceptable.

Key points that should appear in class discussions.
• Estimating the grounds of the school (maybe using an online map)
• Consideration for the size of the scale drawing e.g. exercise book,
A3 paper etc.
Which of these are bearings?
Explain why/why not in each case.
120 24.5 245 12 000
Which of these are bearings?
Explain why/why not in each case.
120 Yes. Three figure number (Hundreds, Tens, Ones)
24.5 No. Not a Three figure number of the form (Hundreds,
Tens, Ones)
Yes. Three figure number (Hundreds, Tens, Ones)
245
Not a three figure number
12
Yes. Three figure number (Hundreds, Tens, Ones)
000
Which of the statements are correct?
N
the highlighted angle shows:

• The bearing of A N
• The bearing of A from B
• The bearing of B from A
• The bearing from A to B
• Between 090 and 180

What other bearing could be shown on the diagram?

Which of the statements are correct?
N
the highlighted angle shows:

• The bearing of A False N

• The bearing of A from B False
• The bearing of B from A True
• The bearing from A to B True
• Between 090 and 180 True

What other bearing could be shown on the diagram?

The bearing of A from B
Newport is due West of Boncath.
Amir says that the bearing of Newport from Boncath is 180
since they are on a straight line.
Is he correct?

Use the diagram to complete the sentences.

____ is due East from _____
The bearing of _____ from _____ is less than 090
The bearing of _____ from_____ is close to 360
The bearing of _____ from _____ is 270°
Newport is due West of Boncath.
Amir says that the bearing of Newport from Boncath is 180
since they are on a straight line.
Is he correct?
No, the bearing needs to be
measured from North at Boncath

Use the diagram to complete the sentences.

Boncath is due East from Newport
The bearing of Boncath from Rosebush is less than 090
The bearing of Newport from Rosebush is close to 360
The bearing of Newport from Boncath is 270°
The bee is due West of the flower
From the list, choose the bearing of:
the hive from the bee N N

the flower from the bee 53𝑜 28𝑜

the hive from the flower
the bee from the flower

025° 028° 053° 090° 180° 270°

The bee is due West of the flower
From the list, choose the bearing of:
N N

the hive from the bee 053° 53𝑜 28𝑜

the flower from the bee 090°

the hive from the flower 028° 025° 180°
the bee from the flower 270°
Draw the points G and H in each of the relative positions
shown, including North lines for each point.

N
N H
G H
H
G G
G H

Measure the bearing of G from H and their bearing of H from

G for each of your diagrams.
Compare your answers with a partner’s.
 Draw the points G and H in each of the relative positions
shown, including North lines for each point.

N N N
N N N
N H
N
G H
H
G G
G H

e.g.
G from H: 110 G from H: 060 G from H: 247 G from H: 180

H from G: 290 H from G: 240 H from G: 067 H from G: 000

Construct and label a rhombus ABCD.
How many examples of the following sentence can you find?

“The bearing of __ from __ is the same

as the bearing of __ from __.”
Construct and label a rhombus ABCD.
How many examples of the following sentence can you find?

“The bearing of B from A is the same as

the bearing of C from D.”

“The bearing of D from A is the same as

the bearing of C from B.”

“The bearing of A from D is the same as

the bearing of B from C.”

“The bearing of A from B is the same as

the bearing of D from C.”
The diagram below shows the positions of two towns P and Q
on a map.
Measure the bearing of Q from P.
Another town R is on a bearing of 160 from Q, and on the
map is 7 cm from Q.
Mark and label the position of R.
Measure the distance of R from P and the bearing of R
from P. N

N
Q

P
 Bearing of Q from P: 053
Distance R from P: c.7.7 cm
Bearing of R from P: 294
N

N
Q

R
 A drone is 1.2 km from a school on a bearing of 075°
A football pitch is 500 m due south of the school.
Make a scale drawing of the drone, the school and the pitch
using 1 cm to represent 200 m.
Use your drawing to work out how far the drone needs to fly to get
straight to the football pitch.
 A drone is 1.2 km from a school on a bearing of 075°
A football pitch is 500 m due south of the school.
Make a scale drawing of the drone, the school and the pitch
using 1 cm to represent 200 m.
Use your drawing to work out how far the drone needs to fly to get
straight to the football pitch.
N D
075
6 cm
S
2.5cm 7 cm Actual distance of D to F is 1.4 km
F
Here is a journey made by a boat.
It sails 100 km East
It sails 200 km on a bearing of 210°
It sails 300 km West
Draw a rough sketch of the boat’s journey.
Use your sketch to design a scale diagram of the boat’s
journey that fits on your page.
What would be a sensible scale?
Use your scale diagram to find the distance and bearing the
boat needs to sail back to get back to its starting point.
 N

Start 100 km
e.g. 1 cm : 25 km 210

c.345 km
N
200 km

060

300 km
The bearing of G from H is 110°
Explain how the diagrams help to find the bearing of
H from G.
N N N
N N N

110° 110° 110°

H H G H G
G
 The bearing of G from H is 110°
Explain how the diagrams help to find the bearing of
H from G.
N N N
N N N

110° 110° 110°

H H G H G
G

Bearing of H from G: Bearing of H from G: Bearing of H from G:

180 shaded angle 360 shaded angle 180 shaded angle
290 290 290

Corresponding angles Co-interior angles in Alternate angles in

in parallel lines are parallel lines sum to 180 parallel lines are
equal equal
 N N
The bearing of Y from D is 055°
The angle XDY is 192° Y
Find the bearing of D from X.
D
X
The bearing of Y from D is 055°
The angle XDY is 192°
Find the bearing of D from X.

137 55

43

Find the bearing of D from X is 043

 The bearing of a ship from a lighthouse is
Showing your working clearly, calculate the bearing of the lighthouse
from the ship.
 The bearing of a ship from a lighthouse is
Showing your working clearly, calculate the bearing of the lighthouse
from the ship.

110
S
360 ° −110 °=250°
70
L

The bearing of the lighthouse from the ship is 250

Triangle ABC is isosceles. N
Angle ABC is 134°, C is due East of A.
Find the bearings of each vertex of the
B
triangle from each other vertex.
A C
Triangle ABC is isosceles.
Angle ABC is 134°, C is due East of A.
Find the bearings of each vertex of the
triangle from each other vertex.

From To Bearing
A B 067
A C
B A 247
113 113
B C 113
134 C A 270
23 23 C B 293
A ship sails for 80 km on a bearing of 065°
Calculate:
How far East the ship has travelled
How far North the ship has travelled
N

65° km
A ship sails for 80 km on a bearing of 065°
Calculate:
How far East the ship has travelled
How far North the ship has travelled
N N N

65 65
North
65° km
65° km 65° km

East

km km
A plane flies due West for 200 km and then turns and flies
due south for 90 km.
Sketch a diagram of the plane’s journey.
Show that the plane is just over 219 km from its starting
point.
Work out the bearing the plane needs to fly on in order to
return directly to its starting point.
A plane flies due West for 200 km and then turns and flies
due south for 90 km.
Sketch a diagram of the plane’s journey.
Show that the plane is just over 219 km from its starting
point. km
Work out the bearing the plane needs to fly on in order to
return directly to its starting point.

24.2
(rounded to 1 decimal place)
200 km Start
Bearing is
90 km
𝜃
H is due East of F. N
The bearing of H from G is 158°
• Find the bearing of G from H. G
• Find the bearing of G from F.
The distance from F to H is 14 km.
• What is the distance from F to G? F H
H is due East of F. N
The bearing of H from G is 158°
• Find the bearing of G from H. G
• Find the bearing of G from F.
The distance from F to H is 14 km.
• What is the distance from F to G? F H

The bearing of G from H is 338

The bearing of G from F is 068 N
F to G km
112 158
22
68
22
14 km
A hiker walks 3 km due East and then turns and walks
5 km due South.

Work out the bearing of the hiker from their starting point.
A hiker walks 3 km due East and then turns and walks
5 km due South.

Work out the bearing of the hiker from their starting point.

59 (nearest )
3 km
Bearing of the hiker from start
is 149
5 km
A boat starts from harbour and travels 30 km North, then
turns to travel 12 km North West.
Complete the diagram and work out how far does the boat
need to travel to get back to the harbour?

Harbour
A boat starts from harbour and travels 30 km North, then
turns to travel 12 km North West.
Complete the diagram and work out how far does the boat
need to travel to get back to the harbour?

12 km
135
km 30 km

Harbour
Using cosine rule:

km
 N

N
𝑎
𝑏
N

The bearing of the frog from the spider is 062

The bearing of the ladybird from the spider is 113
The bearing of the frog from the ladybird is 315
Draw a sketch of the diagram and find all the interior angles
of the triangle in the diagram.
Given that the distance from the spider to the frog
is 98 cm, find lengths and .
 N

N
𝑎
62 107 𝑏 N
45
113 51 cm
67 22
𝑐 315

The bearing of the frog from the spider is 062

The bearing of the ladybird from the spider is 113
The bearing of the frog from the ladybird is 315 cm
Draw a sketch of the diagram and find all the interior angles
of the triangle in the diagram.
Given that the distance from the spider to the frog
is 98 cm, find lengths and .
A cyclist leaves a point on a bearing of 075° at a speed of
15 mph.
A runner leaves the same point at a speed of 6 mph on a
bearing of 318°. How far apart are they,
after 10 minutes? after 1 hour? after hours?
 A cyclist leaves a point on a bearing of 075° at a speed of
15 mph.
A runner leaves the same point at a speed of 6 mph on a
bearing of 318°. How far apart are they,
after 10 minutes? after 1 hour? after hours?
10 minutes 1 hour
OR: 1 mile OR: 6 mile
OC: 2.5 miles OC: 15 miles
RC: RC:
RC: 3.09 miles N RC: 18.51 miles
R hours
RC: 18.51 miles
42 C
75
O