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Exploring with GPS: Enhancing Elementary Education Outdoors

Discover the benefits of using GPS technology in elementary education with this comprehensive guide by Kimberly Easley, ITRT at Poquoson City Public Schools. Learn about GPS terminology, geocaching, route setting, and real-world applications. Explore how GPS integrates academics, technology, and outdoor learning, teaching map skills and fostering cross-curriculum connections in social studies, science, and language arts. This resource also addresses potential issues and references helpful websites and books for further exploration.

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Exploring with GPS: Enhancing Elementary Education Outdoors

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  1. GPS in the Elementary School Kimberly Easley ITRT Poquoson City Public Schools

  2. Terminology • GPS- Global Positioning System • Waypoint- place marker saved on GPS • Geocaching- Finding hidden “treasures” based on given coordinates using a GPS • Route- series of waypoints set to follow

  3. Why Use GPS • Teaches and Reinforces Map Skills • Real-world relevance • Cross curriculum application • Integration of academics, technology and the great outdoors

  4. Real World Uses • Military • Travel • Handheld navigation • Emergency Services • Pizza Delivery • Buoys tracking oil spills/ natural disasters

  5. Cross Curriculum Application Integration at its best!

  6. Social Studies • Map Skills • War Cache- Whose camp is this? • Explorers Fact Find • To Whom Do I Belong-Famous Virginians

  7. Science • Ecological Awareness • Species Identification • Distance and Speed

  8. Math • Distance and Speed • Shape Maker • Measurement • Perimeter • Estimation

  9. Language Arts • Informative/Persuasive Writing- Go Green • Descriptive Writing- What Cache am I? • Poetry in Motion

  10. Encore Classes

  11. Potential Issues • Understanding Proximity Error • Batteries • Funding

  12. References • http://www.geocaching.com/ • http://lovinfifth.com/gps/GPS-activities.htm • http://www.aero.org/education/primers/gps/uses.html • Visions Technology in Education: Google Earth & GPS Classroom Activities Books

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