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How to Make a Compass Rose

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By Risa Edwards
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Simple Compass Rose
Simple Compass Rose
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A compass rose is a decorative tool that is usually displayed on a map corner to indicate direction. Compass roses range from simple, non-ornate drawings to fancy, intricate designs. Creating a compass rose is a good way to teach children about directions. Making your own rose is easy and you can decorate it any way you choose. Practice making a few compass roses on a piece of paper before you draw one on your map.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Map
  • Pencil, pens, colored pencils
  • Ruler
  • Small, traceable circle
  1. Step 1

    Locate the area on the map where you want to draw the compass rose.

  2. Step 2

    Orient the map so that north is pointing opposite of you. It will appear to be pointing toward the top of the paper.

  3. Step 3

    Create a circle by tracing around a circular object. Place a dot in the center of the circle. Draw a small X through the dot.

  4. Step 4

    Draw a cross with equal-length lines through the dot in the circle. Use your ruler to measure the length and keep the line straight. Extend the lines a few centimeters beyond the circle.

  5. Step 5

    Label the ends of the lines with abbreviations for north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W).

  6. Step 6

    Draw a straight line from the end of the compass point to the X in the circle. Do this for each direction.

  7. Step 7

    Decorate your compass rose any way you like. You can draw inside the circle, use colors to shade the circle or make each line a different color.

Tips & Warnings
  • Look at examples of compass roses on the Internet to give you ideas.

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