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Geocaching in the Classroom A 21 st Century Scavenger Hunt using GPS and Cell Phones.

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1 Geocaching in the Classroom A 21 st Century Scavenger Hunt using GPS and Cell Phones

2 What is geocaching? Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. From Geocaching.com

3 Apps for iPhones Geocaching.com Intro Free Compass OpenCaching Commander Compass Lite Looking4Cache Lite GeoBucket

4 Android Apps

5 Sites to check out Geocaching.com http://www.geocaching.com/guide/ Laurie’s Geocaching page from UWA http://uwageocaching.wikispaces.com/home

6 Things to Bring Paper and pen/pencil Clipboard if you have one. SmartPhone with app loaded – Android or iPhone – Geocaching app or Compass app Comfortable clothes and shoes for walking around outside.


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