Geocaching, geocaching, geocaching...

  

Geocaching is an outdoor, treasure hunt activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) to locate the treasure (caches). After you have recorded your name in the geocache container, you may take the 'treasure', but you have to leave something of equal or greater value. Anyone can use their GPS device to seek a geocache, locate it, and share their story on the geocaching website. To learn more about geocaching, visit: geocaching.com

If there is one thing every student in my class has learned, it is that the GPS is extremely beneficial to our society.
Location- the GPS allows us to determine a location.
Mapping- the GPS allows us to determine a location and then map out it's surroundings precisely.
Navigation- the GPS can direct you from your present location to somewhere else.
Tracking- the GPS allows you to track something as it moves. 
Timing- the GPS satellites synchronize the GPS clocks on ground, keeping our clocks accurate.


My Personal Geocache Hunting Experience-
Our class, divided up into two teams, began a geocaching battle. The team to find the most caches in the allotted time was the winner. Our teachers drove us around while we navigated our way to a cache. We took turns navigating and nagivating was probably my favorite thing about the unit. Our first geocache hunt, my team found one cache and our second geocache hunt my team found three caches. It was a fun day and a cool and rewarding way to end the unit.