In this activity, students use gps units, podcasts on iPads or iPods, and QR codes to learn about Jamestown. by Tina Coffey
1. Download Podcasts videos to at least 6 iPod Touches/iPads from iTunes. You can find them here: Historyisfun.org Podcasts. You’ll need the following videos:
The Voyage
John Smith
Powhatan/Pocahontas
Hardships
Representative Government
Women
Slavery (I used this one as a practice example)
2. Hide 6 Caches with the following labels on each cache: Jamestown Cache... » Read more
Posted in Social Studies, _4th Grade, _5th Grade
Students read clues in chaces to figure out what type/branch of government the cache represents (Local, State, National and Legilsative, Executive, Judicial). They write the correct cache number in the box on their answer sheet.
Cache Clues
Answer Sheet
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Posted in Social Studies, _6th Grade, _7th Grade, _8th Grade
Caches contain cards with examples of different types of figurative language. Students read the example, decide which type of figurative language it represents. They match the example to the definition on their page, and write their own example.
Cache Cards
Answer Sheet
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Posted in Language Arts, _6th Grade, _7th Grade, _8th Grade
This activity was used with a gifted summer session. The students were rising 2nd-4th graders.
The basic idea was that students moved in small groups through 8 different caches. At each cache, they solved a puzzle that gave them one single digit number. Once they had all 8 numbers, they went to a final cache. This cache had two locks on it, each with 4 digits. They used the 8 numbers they had discovered at the other caches to open the locks and get the “treasure.” I used... » Read more
Posted in Language Arts, Math, Resources, _2nd Grade, _3rd Grade, _4th Grade, _5th Grade, _6th Grade
In this activity, students solve simple algebraic problems at each cache to find the number of times they complete an exercise. by Joani Sotherden and Keith Robinson
Cache Labels
Cache Problelms
Answer Sheet
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Posted in Math, Physical Education, _4th Grade, _5th Grade
As National Treasure Hunter Apprentices, students will hunt down constitutional geocaches and answer questions about them. This activity goes with Constitution Day (Sept. 17).
Cache Contents
Answer Sheets
Answer Key
This activity was created by Joani Sotherden and Sherry Meredith.
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Posted in Social Studies, _3rd Grade, _4th Grade, _5th Grade
The Geo “Ca$hing” activity will allow students to practice basic checking account transactions.
Senario: You are a realtor for Unreal Realty in Detroit, MI. You are unmarried with no kids and own a beautiful three bedroom home in a nearby suburb. You have several things you need to pay for and would still like to have a little fun. Complete your check register according to the transactions you come across on your cache search. Do you have enough money? What is your ending balance?
by Allison... » Read more
Posted in Marketing, Math, _10th Grade, _11th Grade, _12th Grade, _9th Grade
This activity is for a mixed group of secondary and elementary teachers. It contains sample caches from across the curriculum.
Answer Sheet
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Posted in Resources
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Session Presentation
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Posted in Resources
This activity is done as a Pirate theme. Students dress as pirates and are given the task of finding “treasure” and marking the location of the “treasure” on their treasure maps.
Suggested Cache Contents:
Pirate Loot! Examples:
Gold Coins (one per student)
Stickers (one per student)
Tattoos (one per student)
Pencils (one per student)
Anything with a Pirate Theme (one per student)
Activity Sheet:
Print out a map of the outside of the school. Students will put an X on... » Read more
Posted in Social Studies, _1st Grade, _Kindergarten
