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And a Star to Steer Her By Field Trip Guide
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Science, Human Space ExplorationPre-field-trip teaching guide introducing students to the tools and techniques used to navigate by the stars. Provides classroo...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0Find It!
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Geospacial Technologies, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Measurement & Geometry and 4 additional..In this activity students will learn the basic concept of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) using triangulation and measurement o...Contributor: The NSDL Math Common Core CollectionViews: 0Favorites: 0Trig River
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Measurement & Geometry, Earth & Space Science, Geometric Figures and 3 additional..Students learn about and use a right triangle to determine the width of a pretend river. Working in teams, they estimate of the ...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0Classroom Triangles
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Measurement & Geometry, Earth & Space Science, Measurement & Tools and 2 additional..In this activity, students will use bearing measurements to triangulate and determine objects' locations. Working in teams of tw...Contributor: The NSDL Math Common Core CollectionViews: 0Favorites: 0Close Enough?
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Algebra & Functions, Professional Development, Measurement & Geometry, Earth & Space Science and 4 additional..Accuracy of measurement in navigation depends very much on the situation. If a sailor's target is an island 200 km wide, sailing...Contributor: The NSDL Math Common Core CollectionViews: 0Favorites: 0Stay in Shape
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Current Science, Earth & Space Science, Measurement & Geometry, Geometric Figures and 6 additional..In this activity, students will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. They will learn about triangles and ...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0Vector Voyage!
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Disease, Disorders and Human Health, Life Sciences, Professional Development, Measurement & Geometry and 5 additional..In this activity, students will use vector analysis to understand the concept of dead reckoning. Students will use vectors to pl...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0GPS vs Compass
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Education, Child Development & Family Services, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Geospacial Technologies and 5 additional..Use this technology investigation as a science fair project idea for your elementary or middle school science fair! Then tell us...Contributor: DragonflyTV (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0