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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the concept of navigation in these two activities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss benefits of global positioning systems (GPS) and practice using them on the school grounds. A personal navigator, such as, the Garmin eTrex is necessary for this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Studnets work together to practice measuring in navigation scenerios. They discover how to measure angles and how errors in their calculations can throw them off course. They examine how engineers use this information for making better navigational systems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the sextant concept in navigation. They discuss how it can be a reliable tool. They discover how computers can be used to help with measurements. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover the use of math in navigation and engineering. They practice solving equations and discover how triangles can help them determine distances. They discover the importance of math to engineers. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students are shown the very basics of navigation. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are discussed, as well as the use and principles of a map and compass. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how navigation is based on mathematics and how making a mistake in measuring an angle could have an impact on a target. They observe a teacher-led lecture, use a calculator to complete two worksheets, and participate in a hands-on navigation demonstration on the field at school. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students make a grid and coordinate system map of their classroom as they investigate why it is important to have a common map making system. They look at how landmarks are used for navigating an area. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore ways a sextant can be a reliable tool that is still being used by today's navigators and how computers can help assure accuracy when measuring angles. This activity will show how computers can be used to understand equations even when knowing how to do the math is unknown. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students investigate why the North Star was important for navigation, how stars move across the night sky, how to locate the North Star, how to make a crude sextant, and how to determine latitude using a sextant and the North Star. They make a sextant and then determine the angle of elevation relative to the horizon of the North Star. Full Review »
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