Geotagging and Geocaching
Tell me how you intend to use what you learn in this class.
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Geocaching in the Classroom
Today we are learning about Geocaching and GPS use. How was your first experience? Do you have any ideas about how to use them in the classroom? Please Comment!!!
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I love the idea of mapping out points to be visited again over time.
Exposing students to new technologies is also another excellent idea. Even if it isn't the same type of technology the skills will transfer.
Bringing real plotting for math into the picture is another great idea.
I also love the idea of explaining to the students that this is the same type of technology that is used to track ankle bracelets.
1. I will teach the students the importance of making correct measurements and reporting them correcty in science. If the report their measurements incorrectly, no other scientist will be able to replicate their experiments. It will also affect their credibility. That is the purpose of making the wrong measurements for one of the caches in my lesson plan.
2. I will teach the students that scientists have social responsibilities too. By showing the students that there are environmental rules to be followed while geocaching, I will promote environmental preservation and safety skills.
3. I will use the geocaching activity to promote the use of the International System of Units used by scientists around the world to make and report their measurements. That is the purpose of having the students take the measurements in meters. I can relate this to the loss of one of our Mars probes due to the fact that one of the engineers designed the probe using the English measurement system and the people that built the probe thought the measurements were done using the International System of Units, therefore causing the probe to malfunction and eventually be destroyed.