Smithsonian Institution: Time and Navigation

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Explore navigation methods by sea, air, and space, what latitude and longitude mean, how GPS works, about satellite navigation, and learn about professional navigators. Includes a timeline of developments in navigation from 1280 to the present. There are also interactive activities, primary source materials, profiles of famous navigators, and so much more. There is a wealth of information at this site.

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Concepts

latitude and longitude, navigation

Additional Tags

famous navigators, global position system, global positioning system, gps mapping, history of navigation, how does gps work?, land and sea navigation, managing the land, mapping the earth, navigation in the air, satellite navigation, smithsonian institution, global position systems

Classroom Considerations

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

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