Lesson plan
Living the Pirate’s Life: Geocaching to Discover Hidden Treasures
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
Description
In this lesson students will learn how the GlobalPositioning System (GPS) works by using a
geocache application on a digital device and
physically locating geocaches in their
community.
Duration
3 class periodsAuthor
Jeff
Gudenkauf
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Teacher Instructions
GudenkaufGPST.pdf
(143.86 KB)
Student Materials
GudenkaufGPSS.pdf
(145.3 KB)
GudenkaufGPS.pptx
(2.22 MB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
GudenkaufGPSV.pdf
(2.24 MB)
GudenkaufGPSVT.pdf
(101.11 KB)