Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
It's About Time
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | White, Jeff Axelrad, Penny Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | In this activity, students act the part of a GPS signal traveling to the receiver to learn how travel time is converted to distance. In past times, ocean navigators tossed a piece of wood over the side of their ships and noted how long until the ship passed the wood. They used this time measurement and the length of the ship to calculate their speed and estimate how far they had traveled. In this activity, students act the part of a GPS signal traveling to the receiver to learn how travel time is converted to distance. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Ranging Trilateration Navigation 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 |
