Geocaching

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Geocaching
our version of The Amazing Race
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What is Geocaching?

• The word geocache GEE-oh-cash comes from two
  words.

• The first is the prefix geo, meaning "Earth".

• The second is cache which is a safe place for
  hiding or storing something. It can also be the
  thing which is hidden.

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What do you Need to Go geocaching?
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• Today, you will
• work cooperatively with your group to
• Follow the directions on the GPS unit
• Locate information about the zoo and its
  animals
• Take pictures of your team and animal at each
  mark to prove that youve found the right
  information
• Record new information

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Learning about the GPS
Power
Navigate
Page
select
Display Screen
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The Display Screen
Approximate distance from the Mark
Tells which way you are traveling (E, W, S, N,
etc)
How fast you are traveling (on foot)
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GPS Roles