GPS Nature Quest: Becoming a Modern Day Indiana Jones

 

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GPS Nature Quest Goals

 

North Carolina Fifth Grade Science Goal and Objectives

 

Animal Study

 

 

A Tree Study and GPS Scavenger Hunt

 

	Tree Identification (Name of Tree) and Location	Width of Tree	Circumference	Uses/	Height	Board Feet	Photograph of Leaf
Mystery  Tree A	Sweet Gum (p. 54)	12"	3"1"		55"
Mystery Tree B	American Beech (P. 35)	13"	3"6"			57 bd. feet
Mystery Tree C	Pin/Scarlet Oak (P. 57)	25"	6"4"		49"	248 bd. feet
Mystery Tree D	Atlantic White Cedar (P. 13)	25"	6"2"		41.8"	195 bd. feet
Mystery Tree E	Tulip Poplar	5.5"	2"'		32'	to small to cut

 

 

 

A Podcast from Session 1

GPS Nature Quest.mp3

 

 

To view the following Photostory 3 GPS Nature Quests, you will need to download the following in this order:

1st - Windows Media 10 at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/default.aspx

2nd - download the free Photostory 3 at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

 

Session 1 Group - Animals Tracks and Signs -

GPS_Nature_Quest1_3.wmv

 

Session 1 Group - Tree Study -

Session 2 Group - Animals Tracks and Signs -

Session 2 Group - Tree Study -

 

Team 1

 

Team 2

 

Team 3

 

Team 4

 

Team 5

 

Session II- July 2008

 

Red Team 6

 

Yellow Team 7

 

Blue Team 8

 

Green Team 9

 

Orange Team 10

 

 

GPS Nature Quest Online Resources

 

Online resources for the following:

 

• GPS and GIS
• Geocaching, terra caching, and earthcaching
• NC wildlife and plants
• Classroom activities, lesson plans, geocaching website bookmarks

 

Print Resources

 

Books used during the workshop.  Books suggested by the Dismal Swamp State Park staff are also listed here.

 

 

Software and Multimedia Resources

 

Software and multimedia resource list.

 

A Trail of Pictures of Our Quest

 

 

Trainer Page

 

Resources to use during training the teachers at your school.  Feel free to add resources, tips and ideas.

 

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Created for the ECSU and Golden Leaf Foundation GPS Nature Quest Workshop, June 2008 and July 2008 at the Dismal Swamp State Park.

"This project received support from the Golden Leaf Foundation."

 

May 28, 2008.

GPS Nature Quest by ECSU and Golden Leaf Foundation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

 

Updated: June 22, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session I - June 2008