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Navigating by the Numbers
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | White, Jeff Axelrad, Penny Yowell, Janet Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Students learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve real-world problems. Students learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (speed x time = distance). Today, navigational satellites use equations that take into account the relative effects of space and time. However, even these high-tech wonders designed by engineers cannot be created without pure and simple math concepts — basic geometry and trigonometry — that have been used for thousands of years. In this lesson, these basic concepts are discussed and illustrated in the associated activities. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Calculation Triangulation Approximation Navigation Trigonometry |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
