or Never Eat Shredded Wheat.Did you have a rhyme to help you remember the compass points?
This week the Pioneers have been making their own compass, using a sewing needle, a drinking straw and a pot of water.
Resourceful as ever they used the magnets on the door catches to magnetise their needles. Floated on water they will now point North. However seeing a needle floating on water is not that easy, which is where the straw comes in. Placing the needle inside a length of straw means it can still turn round but is much easier to see.
They also talked about some of the other ways to know which direction is which, such as where the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening, or which side of a tree you're likely to find moss grow. Have a look at this list and see how many of them you know
Learn the Art of Natural Navigation
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