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\nPractical GPS Applications in Forestry & Agriculture\n

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\nAn explanation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Geographic Information System (GIS) is given in this presentation. Uses and applications are considered. How it works and sources of error are also touched upon. A large...\n
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\nGeocaching\n

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\nUsing 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...\n
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\nAn Introduction to GPS\n

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\nGPS is a technological tool that has become available for use by the general public. Navigate the components and science involved in this remote sensing system. Here is a comprehensive collection of slides that would be valuable to share...\n
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\nWhere Am I?\n

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\nExtensive background on marine navigation is provided for you as the teacher. Assign groups to research marine navigation techniques and construct astrolabes. Resource links are listed for extension ideas. If you are teaching an...\n
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\nBasic GPS\n

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\nLearners 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.\n
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\nTE Lesson: GPS on the Move\n

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\nStudents participate in a scavenger hunt and a drawing activity to examine the use of Global Positioning Systems including a handheld GPS receiver for personal navigation. They practice using the GPS receivers while collecting data from...\n
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\nLesson on GPS\n

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\nStudents investigate global positioning systems. In this technology and mapping lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation in which they identify the features of a GPS, state its uses, and follow steps to find a waypoint.\n
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\nSpace Science:Wherever You Go, There You Are\n

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\nStudents explore navigation principles by observing, measuring, and interpreting data to determine locations. Using a compass, compass rose, and a transit, they plot courses and discover the workings of the Global Positioning System...\n
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\nTE Lesson: Navigating at the Speed of Satellites\n

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\nStudents study the basic concepts of the Global Positioning System and how it increases the accuracy of navigation. They examine trilateration and how the speed of light is used to calculate distances.\n
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\nGPS - The War Hero\n

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\nStudents understand what the Global Positioning System (GPS) is and how it works. They discover the history of the development of GPS and how the military uses GPS. They realize why GPS was essential to the success of Operation Desert...\n
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\nMapping My Community\n

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\nNinth graders are introduced to GPS technology. They complete fieldwork as they visit a specific area of their community to identify and map types of land use in the surveyed area. They use the collected data to create a digital map.\n
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\nGetting it Straight with Latitude and Longitude Skills\n

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\nTeachers can help students learn latitude and longitude skills using games and other motivating activities.\n
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\nTaking a Ride on a Lithospheric Plate\n

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\nAssist your pupils and broaden their horizons with several activities that determine the exact positioning of various communities over the globe. Pupils use data from the Global Positioning System to determine the position and rate of...\n
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\nMapping the Ocean Floor: Bathymetry\n

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\nBathymetry is not a measure of the depths of bathtubs! Through the three lessons, scholars explore two different types of maps and how they are made. The resource focuses on topographic and bathymetric maps and teaching the techniques...\n
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\nSpace Age Technology Comes to Earth\n

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\nBoth GPS and GIS are now used regularly in agricultural careers. Explore the new technologies that require higher education for those interested in agri-science careers. Upper graders examine how agriculturalists use new technologies by...\n
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\nHide and Seek with Geocaching\n

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\nStudents locate objects using a Global Positioning System. For this global geography lesson, students explore latitude and longitude using a GPS in order to locate objects. \n
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\nGPS Treasure Hunt\n

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\nStudents explore geography by participating in a treasure hunt activity. In this Global Positioning System lesson, students define the terms latitude and longitude while utilizing an electronic GPS device. Students view a PowerPoint...\n
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\nFinding the Way\n

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\nYoung scholars identify and research navigational tools used in deep sea explorations. They are introduced to a compass, the Global Positioning System and sonar technology and then describe their uses in underwater exploration.\n
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\nWhere Am I - Navigation and Satellites\n

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\nStudents explore geography by completing a navigation activity in class. In this satellite positioning lesson, students define terms such as orbit, satellite, GPS and triangulation. Students view diagrams of the Earth's orbit and...\n
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\nWhere Am I: Navigation and Satellites\n

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\nLearners explore the concept of triangulation that is used in navigation satellites and global positioning systems designed by engineers. They determine ways these technologies can help people determine their position or the location of...\n
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\nWhere is Here?\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nFostering Geospatial Thinking: Space to Earth: Earth to Space (SEES)\n

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\nStudents locate and access data to help them with their science inquiry.  In this geographical positioning lesson students evaluate and compare data sets. \n
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\nPlaces on the Planet: Latitude and Longitude\n

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\nStudents locate different places on globes and maps by learning about latitude and longitude lines. In this latitude and longitude lesson plan, students identify specific locations based on the degrees of latitude and longitude.\n
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\nThe Sun and the Earth\n

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\nThird graders study and diagram the positions of the Earth and sun during the four seasons. They predict weather for cities in the northern and southern hemispheres.\n
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