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Arizona Cooperative Extension

Geocaching

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Using GPS units, small groups participate in a scavenger hunt to find an object that you have hidden. They use coordinates for stopping points along a pre-planned path to get to the final cache. This is a terrific activity to include in...
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NOAA

Calling All Explorers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Let's get moving! The second installment of a 2-part series of six adventures helps learners take part in individual explorations by sea and by land. After navigating the waters in an informative WebQuest, groups create and hide their...
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Curated OER

Hide and Seek with Geocaching

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students locate objects using a Global Positioning System. In this global geography lesson, students explore latitude and longitude using a GPS in order to locate objects.
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Curated OER

Glacial Geocaching

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure strike and dip of given land features and explain the difference between them. They also look at rock and mineral samples for indentification, along with calculating the density. Finally, information is analyzed...
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Science Matters

Magnetic Fields: The Earth Acts as a Giant Magnet

For Teachers 4th
Attract learners to an interesting lesson! The third in a 14-part series of lessons on electricity and magnetism uses a hands-on approach to exploring magnetic fields. Scholars experiment with a compass to test Earth's magnetic field and...
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Curated OER

I Know Where You Are!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study what a GPS is and use it to challenge themselves and find positions on a map.  In this investigative lesson students find various points on a map using a GPS system and answer questions on a worksheet. 
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Curated OER

Space Age Technology Comes to Earth

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore eight career and technical areas and make connections with business, family and consumers, and technology. They examine and describe how agriculture and natural resources impact our quality of life. They explore...
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Curated OER

Can You Find Me Now?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars locate points using longitude and latitude coordinates. They locate their home using longitude and latitude, explore the uses of GPS, and accurately use a GPS.
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Curated OER

Space Age Technology Comes to Earth

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore jobs related to agriculture. In this technology/agriculture lesson, students recognize the importance of natural resources and agriculture on the use of Range Rambler software. Students complete an experiment and a...
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Curated OER

Your Expedition of Discovery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study GPS and see how it is used to determine points on the Earths surface.  In this expedition lesson students use GPS to find given coordinates. 
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Other

Eduscapes: Geocaching With Kids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This introduction to geocaching provides the basic information a teacher or parent would need to begin geocaching with children. Ideas about the equipment needed, examples of different types of geocaching, and advice on ways to work with...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Discover the World of Gps and Geocaching

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson will be a creative approach to learning latitude and longitude, and will introduce the middle schoolers to new technology. Seventh grade students will be given the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units to...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earth Caching

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students learn about EarthCaches and processes of the Earth. Using online resources, they find an EarthCache located near their school, visit it, and record the information required in its associated...

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