Geocaching isn’t just for science class or the serious geography
geek! A cache is simply a hiding place, and caching is hiding
something like a treasure. Nature is full of treasures waiting
to be explored. A popular movement called “geocaching” gets
folks outside with their GPS units to find treasures hidden by
other geocachers. If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s great fun!
(www.geocaching.com) Folks are geocaching all over the world!
Many educators are taking that idea to the classroom to do
campus investigations. Now you might expect that it’s the
science teacher out looking at nature, but surprise your
students in English Language Arts class with an outdoors writing
assignment! Realizing that not all classrooms are created
equally, here are some low-tech options as well as the spiffy
high-tech ones. Either have students locate specific cached
items or let them explore the landscape for surprises. Anyway
you do it, get creative and allow the students to explore their
creativity. 1. Create a map of your site