Slide 1: Geocaching Finding little pieces of
America in our own
back yard
Slide 2: What is Geocaching? The first is the prefix geo, meaning "Earth". The word geocache [GEE-oh-cash] comes from two words. The second is cache which is a safe place for hiding or storing something. It can also be the thing which is hidden. For example, the batch of nuts that a squirrel hides for winter is her cache.
Slide 3: Geocaching
Slide 4: How Does
geocaching Work ? What do I Need to
Go geocaching? www.geocaching.com
Who can do this?**Any grade!** --Scale Up or Down-- : 1st-5th Grade:
Reading/English: Have students map out a route from one point to another. Have students write down the directions. Students can then read the directions and try to navigate to the points, using the directions and the GPS.
Math: Have students estimate the distances between points; then use the GPS to see if their estimations were correct.
Science: Have students record their speed from traveling from point to point. Estimate what they think, and then experiment, and record their findings.
Social Studies: Have questions prepared at each mark that the students must answer from a study guide, from the chapter for review, or vocabulary. Who can do this?**Any grade!** --Scale Up or Down-- Pre-K and Kindergarten:
Learning the symbols of the compass. Following the arrows
to a certain destination. The possibilities are endless.
Slide 6: Power Page Navigate Display Screen Learning about the GPS
Slide 7: First Display Screen:
Tells you have many satellites that you are attached to. You must be in a clear view of the sky. (Can’t be indoors)
Slide 8: “Mark”- to mark the exact location of where you are standing
“Waypoints”- These are the “marks”/coordinates that you are looking for
Slide 9: Once you have entered all of your marks…
Use your UP & DOWN arrows, scroll to where it says “GO TO”. That is what you will use to navigate from “Mark” to “Mark”
Slide 10: Approximate distance from the “Mark” Tells which way you are traveling (E, W, S, N, etc) How fast you are traveling (on foot)
Slide 11: Finding Your Location with the GPS Unit
(You must be outdoors – not under the shelter for best results. The unit cannot find points indoors.) Power on the unit
Click the Page button (3 times) to find the Menu
Down arrow to Waypoints
Click OK
List All will be highlighted – Click OK
0-9 highlighted – Click OK
001 – highlighted – Click OK – on your first waypoint (see team sheet for order of waypoints)
GOTO – highlighted click OK
Follow the compass and distance until you’re
about 10-15 feet from the mark and start looking!
Slide 12: GPS Roles Navigator
navigates team to the location of each “mark”
Recorder
records info. from the site
Camera Man
takes pictures at each “mark”