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Making GPS Art: Draw It, Walk It, Log It, Display It!
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Lundberg, Matt Axelrad, Penny Yowell, Janet Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Students design logos, graphics, messages or pictures and then use handheld GPS receivers to map them out. They write out the message, word or image on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The data displayed on the GPS receiver is their resulting "art." Students design their own logos, pictures or other graphic images and then use handheld GPS receivers to map them out. They write out the image on a field or playground, walk the route, and log GPS data. Displaying the collected data on the GPS receiver screen results in the finished artwork. The process requires students to use geometry, sketch, measure distances and make scaling calculations, and familiarizes them with technological devices. A student worksheet is provided. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Waypoint Scaling Reverse Engineering Artwork GPS Data Collection Global Positioning System Handheld Gps Receiver Technological Devices Navigation Measure Distances Gps Data Collection |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT30M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
