Category: Caches that Teach

Jeffrey's Science Test

06/26/09 | by Clint [mail] | Categories: Science, Caches that Teach
This cache uses a very common tool in Science - The Periodic Table of Elements - as a puzzle to find the coordinates to the cache location. Another fun way to hook kids into learning with caching! more »

GPS & Geocaching in Any Classroom - UCET Presentation

Global Positioning System Receivers (GPSr’s) can be an effective and engaging technology tool to help your students FINALLY understand some concepts in Math that may have escaped them, such as understanding and calculating area & volume, and even sol… more »

Aquarium Caching!

09/24/08 | by Clint [mail] | Categories: Caches that Teach
I stumbled across a great cache that was created in conjunction with the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, OR. They have created a multi-stage cache that takes cachers around the aquarium and grounds to give them a feel for what the aquarium has to offer… more »

Earthcache Sites for Teachers

07/19/08 | by Clint [mail] | Categories: Science, Caches that Teach
Earthcache Sites for Teachers is a list of resources for using earthcaches to teach geological features of our planet. An Earthcache is a type of geocache - kind of a virtual cache where there is no container to find, but you have to visit the site t… more »

What If...

02/12/08 | by Clint [mail] | Categories: Math, Science, Social Studies, Caches that Teach
While out geocaching, I ran across a cache that incorporates many educational ideas. The name is "What If..." and asks the question, what if the Sun were the size of a community water tank? The placer has scaled the Solar System based on the size of the… more »

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