1. Kids Cache Bash
Partners In Education - Allegheny College
& CCSD
Crawford Central School District Title I
Summer Reading Program

2. Today’s Agenda
Welcome
Geo What?
Wellness Connection
Tips and Tricks
Talk the Talk
Additional Resources

3. Geo What?
High-tech treasure hunt
Find the treasure using
latitude and longitude
GPS device needed

4. Talk the Talk
Geocache - Hidden container
GPS = Global Positioning
System
Waypoint - Reference point
for a physical location
Muggle - A Non-geocacher
CITO - Cache In Trash Out
TTFC - Thanks For The
Cache
DNF - Did Not Find
http://www.geocaching.com/about/gl
ossary.aspx - geocache

5. What is a Geocache?
Hidden container - owner
recorded the GPS location
Smallest - Contains a logbook
Larger - Logbook plus trade
items
What am I looking for?

6. Educational Benefits
Latitude and longitude
Map skills
Using a compass
Cross-curriculum connections

7. Let’s Get Started
Today’s Activity
Use Your Device or Borrow One
Create an account -
http://www.geocaching.com
Search
Record latitude and longitude.
Review the hints!
Follow the compass until you
get to 0- 15 feet
Use your “geosense” to find
the treasure

8. Found the Treasure... Now What?
Sign the Logbook
Trade items
If you take something, you leave
something.
Put the cache back
Log the find (or DNF)

9. Resources
Title I Wiki
https://ccsd.wikispaces.com/TitleI

10. Kids Cache Bash
Partners In Education - Allegheny College
& CCSD
Crawford Central School District Title I
Summer Reading Program