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Navigating at the Speed of Satellites
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | White, Jeff Lippis, Matt Axelrad, Penny Yowell, Janet Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | In this lesson, students investigate the fundamental concepts of GPS technology — trilateration and using the speed of light to calculate distances. For thousands of years, navigators have looked to the sky for direction. Today, celestial navigation has simply switched from using natural objects to human-created satellites. A constellation of satellites, called the Global Positioning System, and hand-held receivers allow for very accurate navigation. In this lesson, students investigate the fundamental concepts of GPS technology — trilateration and using the speed of light to calculate distances. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Triangulation Navigation Receiver Rilateration Speed of Light GPS Satellite Global Positioning System |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
