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How far have we traveled?

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High schoolers practice longitude and latitude to determine given position on Earth's surface, convert and calculate angular measurements, and use Pythagorean Theorem to determine change in position or distance traveled between any two locations.

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latitude and longitude, map skills, pythagorean theorem

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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