A GPS Nature Quest

 

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 Sample Teacher Training Agenda

 

Agenda for teachers use in training-2 hr after school.doc

 

Be a Modern Day Indiana Jones!

Using GPS in the Classroom

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Agenda for 3 (2 hour sessions)

 

Day 1 

  3:00 –   3:15

Welcome/Introductions

 

  3:15 –   4:00

 

Understanding GPS and Geocaching

 

  4:00 –   4:10

 

Break

 

  4:10 –   4:40

 

Utilizing the Garmin eTrex H

 

  4:40 –   4:50

 

Digital Camera Overview

 

  4:50 –   5:00

 

Debrief

 

  

Day 2

  3:00 –   3:10

 

Welcome/Reflect

 

  3:10 –   3:20

 

Enter Waypoints for today’s caching

 

  3:20 –   4:10

 

We’re Off Geocaching

 

  4:10 –   4:20

 

Break

 

  4:20 -    4:50

 

If I Were a Geocache…

 

Personality and Multiple Intelligences

 

  4:50 -    5:00

 

Debrief – Oops and Wows

 

 

Day 3 

  3:00  -   3:10 

 

Welcome/Reflect

  3:10  –  4:00

 

Classroom Implementation

 

(Teachers create and hide cache)

 

  4:00  -   4:10 

 

Break/Exchange cache data sheets

 

  4:10  -   4:50

 

We’re Off Geocaching

 

  4:50  -   5:00 

 

Reflect/Next Steps

 

 

 

 

 

GeoCache GPS - Simulation

 

http://web.telia.com/~u32007998/geocache/eng/gpscache_eng.html

 

or http://tinyurl.com/ft42o

 

This simulation is a great tool for introducing teachers or students to the GPS before they go outdoors. There really is a hidden cache.

 

 

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