GPS Activities for the Classroom

Activity Description: Describe in as much detail as possible.

What do you want the students to learn?

• TSW identify changes occurring in their environment from water or man (5.6a, 5.11a).
• TSW learn how to use technology using GPS and maps (5.4a).

Set-up

• Teacher will scout out several areas for students to collect information and map it out.

What steps will the students take?

• Students will use maps to make inferences about how that area has changed over the last year, 10 years, 100 years.
• Students go to that area near school and take GPS coordinates, digital pictures, and sketch out what is going on now.
• Students make notes on animal and plant life.
• Over time, students will revisit area to record more data by GPS, camera, and observation.
• Students will see how man and nature are changing their area.
• They will also see how their community, state, country, and earth are affected by theses changes.
• Students make conclusions on why it is happening and what we can do to prevent change.

Extra Activities?

• Math -  Do area problems, perimeter problems, word problems.
• Social Studies – How other regions might be affected or not affected and why?   How?

Elementary GPS Lessons

Middle School GPS Lessons

High School GPS Lessons

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