Talking on the Trail
I was out with a great group of 5th graders today out on the Hojack Trail. They were using their Garmin eTrex GPS units to navigate to the correct latitude/longitude to find hidden caches. Inside the caches various science tasks awaited. The first task my group encountered was “Communicate Concerns.” They needed to make observations about the trail and surrounding area and identify an area of concern. Next they needed to prepare a brief public service message to inform others of the problem. This group of kids did an amazing job. They decided on the problem, identified details to use as support, divided up the speaking parts, and practiced their lines. Next, they used an iPod with a Belkin TuneTalk Recorder to record their message. The process worked great out in the field and was completed in about 10 minutes. Click here to listen to what they had to say.
on October 14th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
My students, parent helpers and myself had an awesome time on the trail. I couldn’t believe how well the students did with the GPS units and finding the hidden caches. It was amazing and the only problem was time! Great lesson and they are still talking about it.