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How do we know where we are? What happens if you are completely lost in the middle of nowhere? Does technology provide tools for people lost in their travels? A person cannot usually determine an accurate position just by looking out a window in the middle of the ocean or vast area of land, particularly if it has not been charted before. 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 people determine their position or the location of someone else.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Technology and Engineering
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
- Janet Yowell
- Jay Shah
- Malinda Schaefer Zarske
- TeachEngineering.org
- Date Added:
- 09/18/2014