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Orienteering Scavenger Hunt

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Students take a reading with a compass and use the compass to reach multiple checkpoints in a scavenger hunt activity.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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Skills Practice
Year
2002
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