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Finding North FOCUS Question How can a compass help if you are lost?

如果你迷路了，指南针能帮上什么忙?

Are You Lost? You are on a hike. The trail splits. You can go right or left. You know your home is to the north. But which way is north? A tool can help you. It is a compass!

你迷路了吗?你在徒步旅行。 小路裂开了。你可以向右或向左走。 你知道你的家在北方。 但是哪边是北呢?工具可以帮助你。 这是指南针!

Compass A compass helps people find their way. It has a magnet in it. This magnet is called the needle. The needle is thin and has a point at each end. It can spin around. One end of the needle is often red.

指南针帮助人们找到路。 里面有磁铁。这种磁铁叫做针。 这根针很细，两端各有一个尖。 它可以旋转。针的一端通常是红色的。

Finding Your Way You can use a compass to find north Hold the compass so it is flat. Wait until the needle stops turning. The red end will point north. Turn the compass with your hand. Make the letter N on your compass line up with the red arrow.

找到你的路你可以用指南针找到北方，拿着指南针，让它是平的。 等到针停止转动。 红色的一端指向北方。 用你的手转动指南针。 让指南针上的字母N与红色箭头对齐。

Now you know which way is north! This will also help you find south, east, and west. A compass can help you use a map Turn the map so north on the map. and north on the compass line up. Now follow the map to get home! Think About It Which way does the other end of the needle point?

现在你知道哪边是北了!这也会帮助你找到南方，东方和西方。 指南针可以帮助你使用地图把地图在地图上向北转。 在指南针上朝北走。 现在跟着地图回家吧!想一想针的另一端指向哪个方向?

Earth Is a Big Magnet Why does a compass always point north? Earth is like a giant magnet It has two ends, called poles. The north pole and south pole of two magnets pull toward each other. Since the needle in a compass is a magnet. Earth pulls on it.

地球是一块大磁铁为什么指南针总是指向北方? 地球就像一块巨大的磁铁，它有两极。 两块磁铁的北极和南极相互吸引。 因为指南针上的针是磁铁。 地球拉着它。