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Discovering Hidden Treasures with GPS Technology
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Nagel, Paul; Palmer, Roger – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2014
"I found it!" Addison proudly proclaimed, as she used an iPhone and Global Positioning System (GPS) software to find the hidden geocache along the riverbank. Others in Lisa Bostick's fourth grade class were jealous, but there would be other geocaches to find. With the excitement of movies like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Computers, Satellites (Aerospace), Electronic Equipment