Dr. Christie's GPS and Geocaching Guide for Educators |
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Lesson for an Arts Classroom
Questions for your group to discuss and answer:
- Describe what you found in your caches.
- What theme was represented by the content of your caches?
- What qualities are common among the content of your caches?
- What materials were used in the content of your caches?
- Write a 2-3 sentence definition of the the theme respresented in your caches and the importance of this theme in our culture.
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Lesson for a Language Arts Classroom
Questions for your group to discuss and answer:
- Describe what you found in your caches.
- What author/illustrator was represented by the content of your caches?
- What qualities are common among the books represented in your caches?
- What qualities are common among the illustrations represented in your caches?
- What materials were used author/illustrator represented in your caches?
- Write a 2-3 sentence rationale to finding out more about this author/illustrator and reading/viewing books by this author/illustrator.
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Lesson for a Social Studies Classroom
Questions for your group to discuss and answer:
- Describe what you found in your caches.
- What theme was represented by the content of your caches?
- What qualities are common among the content of your caches?
- Bring a map of the United States and locate each on your caches on the map.
- Conduct research to locate information on other "items" that could become part of your geocaches. Gather clues to insert in each cache.
- Write a 2-3 sentence definition of the the theme respresented in your caches and the importance of this theme in our culture.
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Lesson for a Sceince Classroom
Questions for your group to discuss and answer:
- Describe what you found in your caches.
- What theme was represented by the content of your caches?
- What are the major characteristics of this theme?
- What educational technology tools could you use to discover more about this theme?
- Find 2-3 facts about each picture found in your caches.
- Write a 2-3 sentence definition of the the theme respresented in your caches and the importance of this theme in our lives in this area.
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Lesson for a Mathematics Classroom
Questions for your group to discuss and answer:
- Describe what you found in your caches.
- What theme was represented by the content of your caches?
- List five ways these caches motivate learners in mathematics?
- What educational technology tools could you use to discover more about this theme?
- Locate the GPS coordinates for any five of the pictures in your caches.
- Write step-by-step directions on how to use GPS technologies to measure the lengths and widths of buildings shown in your caches..
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