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Plot Your Course - Navigation
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | In this unit, students learn the very basics of navigation, including the different kinds of navigation and their purposes. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are explored, as well as the use and principles of maps and a compass. Students discover the history of navigation and learn the importance of math and how it ties into navigational techniques. In this unit, students learn the very basics of navigation, including the different kinds of navigation and their purposes. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are explored, as well as the use and principles of maps and a compass. Students discover the history of navigation and learn the importance of math and how it ties into navigational techniques. Understanding how trilateration can determine one's location leads to a lesson on the global positioning system and how to use a GPS receiver. The unit concludes with an overview of orbits and spacecraft trajectories from Earth to other planets. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Navigate Latitude GPS Trajectory Global Positioning System Navigation Directions Location Orbit Satellite Longitude |
| Content Type | Text |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Syllabus |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
