Year 8 Bearings Worksheets | Printable PDFs
Year 8 Bearings worksheets for Year 8 Maths (Key Stage 3). Pupils aged 12–13 learn to measure and draw bearings and use scale diagrams and maps. A bearing is a direction measured clockwise from north. Bearings are always written using three digits.
For example, East = 090°, South = 180°, West = 270° and North = 000°. Students also develop skills in interpreting scale drawings and directional problems. To practice calculating bearings from diagrams not drawn to scale see Year 9 Bearings Worksheets.
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For more Angles Worksheets, see Year 8 Angles Worksheets
Common Questions about Year 8 Bearings
What is a bearing?
A bearing is the direction of one point from another, measured clockwise from north and written as a three-digit angle.How do you measure a bearing?
Draw a north line at the starting point, then measure the angle clockwise from north to the line connecting the two points.What is a scale drawing?
A scale drawing represents a real object or distance using a fixed ratio, allowing large distances to be shown accurately on paper.
Year 8 Bearings Common Mistakes
Common Mistake 1
Forgetting to measure bearings clockwise from north.Common Mistake 2
Not writing bearings as three-digit angles.Common Mistake 3
Using the wrong scale when calculating real distances.
Bearings Worksheets - Free Worksheets Above
Measuring Bearings
Scale Lengths (A)
Scale Lengths (B)