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GPS Scavenger Hunt
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Lundberg, Matt Axelrad, Penny Yowell, Janet Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Students go on a GPS scavenger hunt. They use GPS receivers to find designated waypoints and report back on what they found. They compute distances between waypoints based on the latitude and longitude, and compare with the distance the receiver finds. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Waypoint Navigation Latitude Geocache GPS Global Positioning System Longitude |
| 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 |
