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Geocaching

Tom Jones Katherine Jones AKA : tomkat87. Geocaching. Fox news…video. What is Geocaching?. High tech form of hide & seek Grown out of the use of personal GPSr’s(receivers) And public access to satellite usage (22 active). What is Geocaching?. www.geocaching.com

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Geocaching

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  1. Tom Jones Katherine Jones AKA : tomkat87 Geocaching

  2. Fox news…video What is Geocaching?

  3. High tech form of hide & seek Grown out of the use of personal GPSr’s(receivers) And public access to satellite usage (22 active) What is Geocaching?

  4. www.geocaching.com Catalogs over 740,000 caches worldwide by almost 65,000 active cachers 5124 active caches in Missouri 5789 in Oklahoma 6985 in Arkansas 6313 in Kansas Geocaching.com

  5. Geocaching from the web to the woods

  6. Four simple rules to Geocaching • Take something (if you like) • Leave something, if you take something • Log your visit in the logbook (inside the cache) • Log your visit online at geocaching.com What is geocaching?

  7. Register for a free membership. • Click "Hide & Seek a Cache." • Enter your postal code and click "search." • Choose any geocache from the list and click on its name. • Enter the coordinates of the geocache into your GPS Device. • Use your GPS device to assist you in finding the hidden geocache. • Sign the logbook and return the geocache to its original location. • Share your geocaching stories and photos online. Easy Steps to Geocaching

  8. Sample Cache A walk in the parkA  cache by SpiritGuide Hidden:2/4/2009  Size: (Micro) Difficulty: Terrain:(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest) GC1MCQV

  9. Additional Hints (Encrypt) “NOT... I said I wanted it to be more difficult than usual.” Inventory Logged Visits and spoilers Map Visit the gallery (images) Sample Cache

  10. Traditional Multi-stage Puzzle cache Letterbox (hybrid) Whereigo Geocaching event or MEGA event Cache in trash out (CITO) Types of Geocaches to hide ….

  11. (these are types of caches out there still to seek, but not available to place new ones) Earthcache Virtual cache Webcam cache …and seek

  12. Traditional Ammo Case Tupperware Hide a key 35 mm film canister Thermos Nano Bison tube Types of caches (physical)

  13. PVC pipes Wooden logs Light plate switch cover Bolts Pine cone Grass blades…(that’s just mean) Types of caches (physical) cont’d

  14. Clever hide

  15. At least 500’ from existing cache • Get permission • See rules for placing caches at geocaching.com • Get creative • Caches cannot be placed at schools • For school you probably won’t use the web site • Place/create caches on campus locally for your students only Placing Caches

  16. Another clever hide

  17. Integrate fun and intrigue of caching as a hook to teach a concept Localize your caches instead of using the website There are a number of established caches that can be used to teach Use what you know and add caching/gpsr to the mix Can I geocache in my classroom?

  18. Ideas: • Coordinates can be at different types of trees on campus. Groups use the gpsr to locate and identify the tree at each location • Coordinates can be used in math N 37* 05.0B1 W 094* 28.A7C (solve ABC) (A = 874-871) (A=3) etc… • Practice adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers to come up with GPS coordinates to travel from one cache or location to another. …in the classroom

  19. Buy a travel bug, class sets the goal and track it using email and geocaching.com (It could be months before activity is recorded after initial trek) The following web site has tons of ideas for using your gpsr in the classroom: …In the classroom

  20. http://edublog.sedck12.org/media/blogs/GPS/Geocaching_Classroom_Ideas.pdfhttp://edublog.sedck12.org/media/blogs/GPS/Geocaching_Classroom_Ideas.pdf • data collection, discovery learning, self-guided tours, travel bugs, earth caches, area/perimeter calculation • historical tours, story creation, calculate slope, team building, puzzle solving, map creation... • Create a multi-cache, and require students to do different math functions or problems to come up with the correct numbers for the next location. …Ideas in the classroom

  21. • Weather. "In our fifth grade caches, we will have a log book, thermometer/ hygrometer, cloud chart, and directions. We will ask people to log the date and time, as well as a general description of the weather conditions, a comment on clouds overhead (if any), and the temperature and humidity.**" The cache finders will log this information and collect the data for you! …Gps and science

  22. • Send your students to a coordinate and have students write a description of the object they find there or a description of what they see there facing a certain direction. …Gps and Language arts

  23. Splinterheads……movie

  24. Coolest geocache ever...... Video

  25. Coins and travel bugs

  26. Adventure Quests Pocket Decoders Coins and other products Thanks to Jim Berk for prizes Thecachingplace.com Thecachingplace.com

  27. Any questions? Tom Jones tjones@jasper.k12.mo.us I hope you get excited about geocaching and use gps receivers in your classroom Thank you

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