{"id":3726,"date":"2019-09-27T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T01:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:31:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T01:31:43","slug":"finding-north-hiking-game-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/finding-north-hiking-game-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding North: a fun hiking game for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fun game to learn how to find north using your senses, the sun, and a compass!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3736\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Finding-North-Hiking-Science-Game-for-kids.jpg\" alt=\"Finding North - Hiking Science Game for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"1085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Finding-North-Hiking-Science-Game-for-kids.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Finding-North-Hiking-Science-Game-for-kids-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Finding-North-Hiking-Science-Game-for-kids-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Finding-North-Hiking-Science-Game-for-kids-498x900.jpg 498w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Finding-North-Hiking-Science-Game-for-kids-250x452.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>We love hiking in our family (or bush-walking as we tend to call it here in Australia). It&#8217;s such a fun way to combine our love of nature, exercise and family-time!<\/p>\n<p>Recently Bumble Bee gave Jewel a compass for her 9th birthday, so we decided to bring it along on our next hike to try it out &#8211; and we invented a game called <strong>Finding North<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3 class=\"general\">Suitable for<\/h3>\n<p>This is a fun outdoor activity for <a href=\"\/5-6years\/\">younger<\/a> or <a href=\"\/7-9years\/\">middle<\/a> primary \/ elementary school aged kids. Jewel was 9 and Bumble Bee was 6.5 years old here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This post may contain affiliate link(s)<sup>*<\/sup> to similar products used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>How to play &#8216;Finding North&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>You need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2mHydJH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">compass<\/a><\/li>\n<li>a hiking trail with lots of twists and turns<\/li>\n<li>a couple of kids!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3733\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Learning-how-to-use-a-compass.jpg\" alt=\"Learning how to use a compass\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Learning-how-to-use-a-compass.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Learning-how-to-use-a-compass-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Learning-how-to-use-a-compass-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Learning-how-to-use-a-compass-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>What to do<\/h2>\n<p>Start off on your hike. Ask the kids to guess which direction north is, and to stand so that their shoes are pointing in the direction they think is north. You&#8217;ll hopefully have people facing in different directions!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3734\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guessing-which-direction-is-north.jpg\" alt=\"Guessing which direction is north\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guessing-which-direction-is-north.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guessing-which-direction-is-north-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guessing-which-direction-is-north-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guessing-which-direction-is-north-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Show the kids how to read the compass &#8211; how to hold the compass flat, and twist it around so that the red marker is aligned with the &#8216;N&#8217; for north.<\/p>\n<p>Check the compass to see whose shoes are pointing in the direction that is closest to north. That person wins the first round and gets to hold the compass for the next turn!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3732\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guess-which-direction-is-North.jpg\" alt=\"Guess which direction is North\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guess-which-direction-is-North.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guess-which-direction-is-North-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guess-which-direction-is-North-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Guess-which-direction-is-North-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Continue on your hike, and wait until the path has taken a few twists and turns. Then stop and ask the kids to guess where north is again. Some kids might have been able to keep track of their direction using their own &#8216;internal compass&#8217;. Some might be able to guess which way is north using other cues, such as a landmark, or where the sun is.<\/p>\n<p>Keep guessing (and checking) north whenever the path has twisted enough times to make it tricky again. You can keep score if you like, or perhaps each child might like to see if they can improve their own personal best. Make sure everyone gets a turn at reading the compass. These skills can be improved with experience and practise, so it&#8217;s worth repeating this game on your next hike too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3729\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-check-if-our-guesses-were-correct.jpg\" alt=\"Using a compass to check if our guesses were correct\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-check-if-our-guesses-were-correct.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-check-if-our-guesses-were-correct-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-check-if-our-guesses-were-correct-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-check-if-our-guesses-were-correct-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3 class=\"fun-fact\">Fun facts<\/h3>\n<p><strong>We have an internal compass<\/strong><br \/>\nYou may have heard about the five basic senses: sight (visual), sound (auditory), smell (olfactory), taste (gustatory) and touch (tactile). But did you know that there are actually three more? They are body movements (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception) and interoception.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s our body movements, or vestibular, sense that helps us on our hikes, as it acts like an internal compass in our brains. Inside our brains, we have a ring of head direction cells, and they fire off when our head faces one way or another. This helps us keep track of where we&#8217;ve been (so we can find our way back if we need to!) So if you know which way north is at one point of a hike, you might be able to use your vestibular sense, or internal compass, to keep track of your twists and turns, and be able to guess which way north is later on. {You can find more detailed info on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0896627317311650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">internal brain compass here.<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p><strong>The sun travels in a predictable arc across the sky<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother way to guess north is to know which direction the sun should be in your part of the world at rough times of the day. The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west, but it doesn&#8217;t necessarily travel directly overhead to reach those two points. If you live away from the equator, and if it&#8217;s not mid-summer, then the sun will travel in a lower arc across the sky, towards the south (if you are in the northern hemisphere) or towards the north (if you are in the southern hemisphere). We live in the southern hemisphere, and we did our hike in winter, which means that for us, the sun travelled from the east, up into the northern part of the sky, to then set in the west. So, as it was mid afternoon, we could guess that the sun was facing approximately north west. (This will be the opposite for those of you on the other side of the world to us). I should also point out that it was an overcast day, but we could still guess the direction of the sun by looking where the clouds were brightest!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A compass is actually a magnet<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a small magnetic pin inside your compass which is suspended so it can spin freely and respond to the Earth&#8217;s magnetism.<\/p>\n<p>All magnets have two poles &#8211; a north pole and a south pole. If you have two magnets, one magnet&#8217;s north pole will be attracted to another magnet&#8217;s south pole. Our planet is actually a huge magnet and has two poles too! (Although, confusingly, what we call the North Pole is actually the planet&#8217;s magnetic south pole &#8211; it&#8217;s called the North Pole and the direction is called North because other magnet&#8217;s north poles are attracted to it). And so, the mini magnet inside your compass will be attracted to the Earth&#8217;s magnetic south pole, and will spin until it faces &#8216;north&#8217;. {There&#8217;s more info on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/32732-how-does-a-compass-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how compasses work here<\/a>.}<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3731\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-find-north.jpg\" alt=\"Using a compass to find north\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-find-north.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-find-north-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-find-north-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Using-a-compass-to-find-north-250x333.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nHaving a compass in your hiking kit is an inexpensive way to introduce scientific tools to everyday life. Our own compass is this cool <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2mHydJH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Heebie Jeebies stainless steel compass<\/a> that we bought from <a href=\"https:\/\/professorplums.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Plums<\/a> (which just happens to be my kids favourite science store.) But wherever you are around the world, you can usually buy affordable compasses in your local science, camping or outdoor sports stores. (And there are lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2mgTNVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a> too, that all do basically the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can find more nature-loving science ideas on our <a href=\"\/nature\/\">Nature Study Projects category page<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>study and trace <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/autumn-leaf-veins\/\">Autumn \/ Fall leaf veins<\/a><\/li>\n<li>try the <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/colour-changing-flowers-science-experiment-kids\/\">colour changing flowers experiment<\/a> &#8211; it&#8217;s pretty!<\/li>\n<li>can you <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/magnifying-glass-fire\/\">start a fire with a magnifying glass?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>or try <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/comparing-seeds-nature-study-science-activity\/\">comparing seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou might also like to follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/au.pinterest.com\/DanyaBanya\/go-science-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Go Science Kids<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/au.pinterest.com\/DanyaBanya\/fun-science-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fun Science for Kids<\/a> boards on Pinterest.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, you can always <a href=\"\/subscribe\/\">subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>, to receive all our latest activities straight in your Inbox. 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