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Letter from Stephanie: Global Positioning System
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/antarctica/s_gps.html
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This letter, which appears as both a Web article and in a printable version, is part of a series written by a glacial geologist working in Antarctica. In her letters home, Stephanie Shipp shares her work and discoveries. This letter discusses how the compass and other navigation tools helped spur the exploration age, the many changes that navigation technology has gone through since then, the problems inherent in using many of these tools for navigating in and around Antarctica, and the many advantages offered today by the Global Positioning System (GPS). It also explains how the GPS works.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Physical geography
  • Technology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2002 American Museum of Natural History, Rice University, and the Education Development Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-005-757
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Change, constancy, and measurement
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Abilities of technological design
        • Understandings about sci. / tech.
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Change, constancy, and measurement
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Abilities of technological design
        • Understandings about science and technology
  • National Geography Standards:
    • The world in spatial terms:
      • How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History