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| 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 activity, students investigate the uses and advantages of modern GPS for navigation. To navigate, you must know roughly where you stand relative to your designation, so you can head in the right direction. In locations where landmarks are not available to help navigate (in deserts, on seas), objects in the sky are the only reference points. While celestial objects move fairly predictably, and rough longitude is not too difficult to find, it is not a simple matter to determine latitude and precise positions. In this activity, students investigate the uses and advantages of modern GPS for navigation. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Navigation Precision GPS Satellite Global Positioning System |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
