Lesson+Plans

=Lesson Plans=

Why Geocaching?

 * Provides students real life experiences.
 * It is exciting and increases student motivation.
 * Easily connects to content area and technology frameworks.
 * Helps students take ownership of their learning and develop critical thinking skills.
 * Incorporates the use of multi-million dollar technology!

Equipment to Incorporate into Geocaching Adventures

 * MP3 Recorders for audio recording of finds.
 * Flipvideo to record audio and video of finds.
 * Digital Camera to record still images of finds
 * Cell Phone to record video and still images, and text information about the find.
 * Mini Laptop to record audio and video and text.

Geocaching Lesson Plans & Activities
[|GIS/GPS Geocaching] [|GPS Activites by Grade Level] [|Educaching.com (book of lesson plans)] samples online [|The Science Spot] [|Farming Today and Tomorrow] [|Geocaching and GPS in the Classroom brochure] [|Lesson Planet] (Free trial)