Treasure Hunt

We have started hiding little "treasures" ie shark tickets, side walk chalk, etc. The students must then use the compass and meter wheel to find the treasures. The directions to the treasure are simple. Here is an example. Start on the southern tip of Texas. Go 180 degrees South for 50 meters. Then go 330 degrees north for 55 meters. We hide stuff under cones, under rocks, etc. The kids really seem to enjoy it. At the conclusion we will go over their course. I will show them how they traveled in a triangle. This is an introduction into vectors, trig. We will also start using gps systems this coming week.