Arizona Cooperative Extension
Geocaching
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...
Curated OER
Teaching Geography Through Geocaching
Bring geography to life with a real world treasure hunt.
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Hide and Seek with Geocaching
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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I Know Where You Are!
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.
Curated OER
Leif Erikson Day
Leif Erikson Day lessons breathe life into social studies classroom explorations.
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Groundspeak Inc.: Geocaching the Official Global Gps Cache Hunt Site
Geocaching is a unique online treasure hunt game. Players 'hide' a cache anywhere on the globe and other players must follow the clues to locate the cache. Great for getting practice using GPS. There is plenty of guidance to playing, as...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Geocaching
A clear explanation of geocaching, including its history, variations of the activity, a list of terms used in geocaching, and guidelines, rules, and considerations for those interested in pursuing this activity. This thorough site also...
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Eduscapes: Geocaching With Kids
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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Georgia Geocachers Association
While much of the information on this site is specific to Georgia geocaching, there is also excellent general information from members of the association regarding how to geocache, some etiquette guidelines, and advice about the types of...
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Geocacher University: Your First Geocaching Hunt
Here's a step-by-step guide to getting involved with the activity of geocaching. From setting up an account at a popular geocaching site to choosing a geocache to hunt for, to finally finding the cache and what to do then, this site will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Discover the World of Gps and Geocaching
This lesson will be a creative approach to learning latitude and longitude, and will introduce the students to new technology. Seventh grade students will be given the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units to understand...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Survey Mark Hunting
In this activity, students find data on a location and description of survey marks in the area, and then they search for them through a variation of geocaching.
NOAA
Noaa: Survey Mark Hunting [Pdf]
Hunt for survey marks that can possibly be found in your community. These markers may be very old and have been used to pinpoint exact locations for planning and building around the country.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earth Caching
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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