Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

GPS Navigation Activity

This lesson was created by Carmen Besler (Dubuque School District), Jayne Meyer (Mt. Vernon School District), Jodi Russell (Mt. Vernon School District), and Marlene Weber (Dubuque School District) for students from third to fifth grade. During this lesson plan, students will learn to understand how to use a GPS to find a location based on latitude and longitude.

Discipline/Subject

Physical Geography

Computers/Technology

Theme

GIS/GPS/Remote Sensing

21st Century Universal Constructs

Collaboration

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments