Orienteering                                                 

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Task: Orienteering	Subject: Sports	Pupils age: 11-12
Size of the class:	Number of lessons:	Connection to other subjects
12	2	Geography, mathematics

Preparation:

Equipments: pencils, GPS receivers, caches ready in the nature

 Lesson(s):

The pupils of Hyrsinki school class 5 and 6 were taking part in a geocaching lesson in September. Their caches were little problems and after solving them the pupils got the codes to put in the GPS receiver for the next cache.

Results:

They learned how to use the receivers, solving several kinds of mathematical and other problems. They learned to work in groups, divide tasks and trust each other.

Comments:

It was useful and extremely fun.

Idea of orienteering, Finland

Geocaching  is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System(GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world.

A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook (with a pen or pencil). The geocacher enters the date they found it and signs it with their established code name. After signing the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers can also contain items for trading, such as toys or trinkets, usually of more sentimental worth than financial.

The pupils of Hyrsinki school class 5 and 6 were taking part in a geocaching lesson in September. Their caches were little problems and after solving them the pupils got the codes to put in the GPS receiver for the next cache. They were very keen on doing this.