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GPSs and Geocaching By: Leann Gottlieb and Julian Britton New Mexico State University EDLT573 Fall 2005 Instructor: Dr. Barbara Coppola
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Overview: This lesson is on GPS devices will have students use the knowledge acquired through inquiry, discussion and visual demonstration to understand and operate a GPS. The lesson will follow the high school technology content standards.
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Table of Contents Exploration Exploration How to Use GPS How to Use GPS How to Use GPS GPS Screens GPS Screens GPS Screens Creating Waypoint Creating Waypoint Creating Waypoint Creating a Goto Route Creating a Goto Route Creating a Goto Route Assessment Assessment Definitions Definitions Teacher Slide Teacher Slide Teacher Slide Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan References References
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Do you know anything about a free treasurer hunt? Have you ever been lost and wished you had a device to guide you to safety?
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Exploration of Examples and Information During the next five minutes please go to the website http://geocaching.com and find out as much information as possible about geocaching. http://geocaching.com
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Extracting Definitions, Principles and Generalizations As a class make a concept map on the information retrieved from the reading. TOC
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How to use a GPS device TOC
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GPS Screens
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Saving a Waypoint Waypoint TOC
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Creating a Goto Route TOC
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Assessing Student Learning Break students into groups depending on the number of GPS devices that are available. Give them their clues. Let them try to use their knowledge and find the treasure location. TOC
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Waypoint A fixed location with a specified longitude and latitude and UTM coordinates UTM Mark a destination, a point along the way to a destination, or a point of reference GPSs can record a waypoint on the spot to within 3 meters or better TOC
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UTM Universal Transverse Mercator projection system A grid-based method of specifying locations on the surface of the Earth Used to identify locations on the earth Differs from the traditional method of latitude and longitude Not a map projection, but rather employs a series of zones based on specifically defined Transverse Mercator projections. Transverse Mercator Transverse Mercator TOC
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Teacher Slide Things that are needed: GPS units Batteries Concept mapping program Set up 2 or 3 caches (need to get coordinates) Use cache that is already set up from geocaching.com Manuals for each of the GPS devices used. TOC
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Reference: Geocaching: http://geocaching.com Definitions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waypoint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Transverse_Mercator Pictures: http://www.magellangps.com/en/products/product.asp?PRODID=93 http://www.magellangps.com/en/support/products/map330m.asp TOC
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