Global+Positioning+(GPS)+Units

=**Basics for Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Units**= [|Oneco Elementary School's Gifted Website]

= **Teacher Lead Activity:** = = = [|Find it!]

= After the guided lesson uses students read a few articles and and search for videos on GPS on Discovery Learning to answer the following questions: = = =

1. What is meant by triangulation?

2. Explain how a GPS works?

3. Why was the GPS created?

4. What are the pieces of information a GPS can tell you (other than directions)?

= Finally, students were handed GPS units and manuals. The students were then told that their job was to use the manual and quick guide to learn and be able to demonstrate to Miss Snyder how to do the following things: = = = //**-Put the batteries in the GPS**// //**-Turn the GPS on**// //**-Find and navigate within the systems menu**// //**-Mark and record a waypoint**// //**-Enter coordinates into the GPS**// //**Please note that due to the fact that you are in the classroom your GPS will not pick up satellites, but you will be able to get the idea of how to do these things.**//