Teaching Geocaching at YMCA camp

[BeccaDay]

This summer I’ll be teaching a class on geocaching for tweens at the YMCA. It will be a week-long class. Anyone have any advice for me? I think one thing I’ve heard is that it is better to place temp caches so that permanent caches aren’t subject to being muggled. Anything else? I don’t suppose there’s anyone in the area that has an extra unit (not your best and shiniest one) that they’d let me borrow for the week? I think my supervisor also wants to buy another unit for the Y if anyone has an old one they’d be willing to sell us or donate for a tax write-off (since we’re a non-profit). I think it would be fun to create some puzzles and have them solve them as well before we go out and hunt for them. Thanks in advance for the advice, I’m working on planning now so that I’m well-prepared for the summer when it comes.

Maybe once I put this together I’d have something in place to teach a WGA event in the future for kids? 😛

Oh the woes of the short geocacher!

[BeccaDay]

Oh, one thing I know I’d like to do is some information on how the satellites work and how they relate to latitude and longitude, making this educational. Anyone know of any good visual aids for this?

Oh the woes of the short geocacher!

[labrat_wr]

informational:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System

Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

[BeccaDay]

Thank you, that is helpful. Except I was thinking something a little simpler since it is for kids. I’ll do some more searching.

Oh the woes of the short geocacher!

[AuntieNae]

Becca, I might have an example of what you are looking for .. if you can give me a day to get to the file to send you ..

[BeccaDay]

Thanks Renee! 🙂

Oh the woes of the short geocacher!

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