School Projects: How to Make a Compass Rose
- 1). Draw a circle on a piece of paper using a drawing compass. For young children, consider having them trace a circular protractor to create their compass rose's center circle.
- 2). Measure the horizontal and vertical diameters of the circle to find the center and draw a dot at the center point. Trace the diameter lines and extend them about ½ inch on each side.
- 3). Use the protractor to bisect the North, South, East and West angles evenly. Use the ruler to trace straight lines, making an X over the horizontal and vertical lines you drew in the previous step..
- 4). Draw arrow shapes around the original diameter lines to form the North, South, East and West directions of the compass rose. Use the center lines you already drew and draw triangle shapes around them to create long, skinny arrows. Label the top arrow N; move clockwise and label the right-hand arrow E; label the bottom arrow S; label the left-hand arrow W.
- 5). Draw arrows around the smaller lines you drew in step three. Begin labeling with the arrow between the N and E arrow, label this arrow NE. Moving clock wise label the arrow between the E and the S as SE. The arrow between the S and the W should be labeled SW and the arrow between the W and the N should be NW.
- 6). Color or decorate the completed compass rose using colored pencils or markers.
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