Hide-and-seek is an age-old game that has never lost its allure.
Geocaching-using a global positioning system and other navigational
techniques to find hidden containers, or caches-brings this classic
favorite to an exciting new level. Geocaching for Schools and
Communities is the ideal resource for organizing geocaching for
learners of any age group. Written by authors who have presented
geocaching at five national AAHPERD conferences, this one-stop
resource provides everything you need to know about leading and
participating in geocaching activities: * How to use GPS units and
set up caching activities * How to use both low-tech and high-tech
approaches to caching so your fun isn't dependent on your level of
technological expertise * How to create interdisciplinary
connections using caching activities * Strategies for developing
geocaching programs and clubs in a variety of settings, including
schools and recreation and youth programs You learn the history of
geocaching, the nuts and bolts of how it works, and strategies for
using geocaching for health-related fitness. This book offers
in-depth information about satellites and the triangulation
necessary for locating latitude and longitude coordinates and how
to use computers and the Internet in geocaching as well as low-tech
discussions of using maps in finding caches. You also explore the
numerous types of caches available, learn step by step how to find
and log a cache, and discover the types of items commonly placed in
a cache. Along the way, you receive tips on caching etiquette. In
addition to the geocaching learning experience, the book includes a
chapter devoted to achieving fitness through geocaching. All the
learning experiences are built around interdisciplinary connections
with academic subjects. The book contains four complete learning
experiences for each discipline: language arts, science, math, and
social studies. Choose from 31 learning experiences to use with
your group, or use these ideas as a starting point to create your
own learning experiences. The variety of experiences help keep the
adventures fresh and lively, and the learners will clamor for more.
Geocaching for Schools and Communities will get kids, adults, and
families outdoors being active and having fun. The
interdisciplinary learning experiences-involving physical
education, language arts, math, science, and social studies-bring
in an educational dimension that enhances the fun for learners of
all ages. Through the expert guidance of the authors, you are
grounded in the basics and can advance the games as far as you
want, adapting them for age and experience levels. Each learning
experience lets you know what ages the activity is appropriate for,
the objectives of the experience, the equipment needed, a complete
description of how to conduct the activity, and how to assess the
experience. The authors also provide key points for leaders to look
for as the students go through the experience, as well as ways to
vary each activity by introducing new skills or changing the level
of difficulty. So what are you waiting for? There's a cache
somewhere out there for your group right now! Get Geocaching
forSchools and Communities and track it down.
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