TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location?
GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you are? Wilton L. Virgo explains how the answer lies 12,000 miles over your head, in an...
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: Latitude and Longitude
A collection of latitude and longitude mapping activities ranging from pin-pointing exact locations on the globe to researching the history behind this basic geography concept.
US Navy
United States Naval Observatory Homepage
United States Naval Observatory is a unique observatory run by the Navy. It does some of the grunt work of astronomy -- keeping accurate time, determining positions of stars (astrometry), etc. They are responsible for publishing the...
Other
Motion Based Technologies
Learn all about motion based technology which uses GPS technology to map endurance for outdoor athletes at this MB: Motion Based website.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Environmental Reconnaissance of a Salt Marsh
A field and computer laboratory exercise that introduces students to using Google Earth, GPS, aerial imagery, and an online illustrated vegetation and tidal marsh environment identification guide. Students are challenged to distinguish...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: It's About Time
In past times, ocean navigators tossed a piece of wood over the side of their ships and noted how long until the ship passed the wood. They used this time measurement and the length of the ship to calculate their speed and estimate how...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gps Receiver Basics
Students familiarize themselves - through trial and error - with the basics of GPS receiver operation. They view a receiver's satellite visibility screen as they walk in various directions and monitor their progress on the receiver's...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gps Art
Students design their own logo or picture and use a handheld GPS receiver to map it out. They write out a word or graphic on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The results display their "art" on their GPS receiver...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gps Scavenger Hunt
Students go on a GPS scavenger hunt. They use GPS receivers to find designated waypoints and report back on what they found. They compute distances between waypoints based on the latitude and longitude, and compare with the distance the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Find It!
In this activity students will learn the basic concept of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) using triangulation and measurement on a small scale in the classroom. Students discover how GPS and navigation integrate mathematic and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Where Is Here?
In this lesson, students are shown the very basics of navigation. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are discussed, as well as the use and principles of a map and compass.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Navigating at the Speed of Satellites
For thousands of years, navigators have looked to the sky for direction. Today, celestial navigation has simply switched from using natural objects to human-created satellites. A constellation of satellites, called the Global Positioning...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gps on the Move
During a scavenger hunt and an art project, students learn how to use a handheld GPS receiver for personal navigation. Teachers can request assistance from the Institute of Navigation to find nearby members with experience in using GPS...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Where Am I: Navigation and Satellites
How do we know where we are? In this lesson, students explore the concept of triangulation that is used in navigation satellites and global positioning systems designed by engineers. Also, students learn how these technologies can help...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Global Positioning System
Developed by the U.S. military, The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth.
Google
Google Earth Blog
The author has extensive experience using GPS and has worked with NASA. In his blog he posts information about the latest uses and applications of Google Earth.
Other
Uscg Navigation Center: Gps General Information
The United States Coast Guard highlights a focused summary of GPS.
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers Series
This informational resource provides information about Cisco's Global Problem Solvers, an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems.
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: The Series: Season1: Working Well
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. This teacher's guide provides discussion ideas and activities that that connect to...
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: The Series Season 1: Working Well: Storyboards
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. This teachers resource provides pictures and words that summarize each episode.
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers : The Series Season 1: Working Well: Scripts
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. This teacher's resource provides scripts for each Global Problem Solvers episode...
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: The Series Season 2: Storm Force: Scripts
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. This teacher's resource provides scripts for each Global Problem Solvers episode...
NBC
Science of Innovation: Self Driving Cars
This tutorial includes a video filmed at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, computer scientist Sebastian Thrun and his team of software engineers are creating a fleet of self-driving cars. His innovative approach to...