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Door 16 · Grade 2

🔢 Position and Direction

Left and Right are opposite horizontal directions

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Position and Direction

Spatial awareness helps us understand where objects are in relation to ourselves and other things. Whether you are navigating a grid map, following a path, or placing shapes in order, you use precise words to describe direction and position.
• Left and Right: Positions based on your body alignment. When looking at a flat page or screen, your left hand points to the Left side and your right hand points to the Right side.
• Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise: * Clockwise: Turning or moving in the exact same circular direction as the hands on an analog clock face (from the top, looping around to the right).
• Counter-Clockwise: Turning or moving in the opposite circular direction of clock hands (from the top, looping around to the left).

• Positional Language:
• Above / Below: Vertically straight upper or lower levels (e.g., a ceiling fan is above you; the floor is below…

Worked example

Problem: Look at the grid diagram below. A toy robot starts on the square marked S. If it moves 2 squares Up, and then moves 1 square to the Right, which square box does it land on? ``ascii │ [ A ] │ [ B ] │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ [ ] │ [ C ] │ │ [ S ] │ [ ] │ [ ] │ ``

  1. Locate the starting position at box S.
  2. Follow the first operational instruction: Move 2 squares Up. Stepping up two rows places the robot in the top-left box containing the letter A.
  3. Follow the second operational instruction: From box A, move 1 square to the Right.
  4. Moving one column to the right lands the robot exactly on box B.

Answer: Box B