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Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial HandoutNoaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial Handout
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NOAA
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9th - 10th
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Science
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Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial

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Illustrated tutorial explains the history and science of geodesy. Animations help students visualize how scientists measure and monitor the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface.

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Concepts

navigation, plate tectonics, gps

Additional Tags

charting, communication system, geodetic survey expedition, global positioning system, location pin-pointing, map making, mapping, noaa national ocean service education: global positioning tutorial, changes in earth's surface, global position systems

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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