Geocaching involves finding hidden containers around the world using GPS coordinates. The first geocache was placed in 2000 in the United States. Now there are geocaches in over 200 countries. A geocache contains a logbook to sign your name and may have small items to trade. To find a geocache, you need a GPS device or geocaching app to search for caches near a location. Once located, you follow the coordinates, sign the log, and rehide the cache for others to find.

1. GEOCACHING
Presented by Miss Riddell
December 2016

2. May 3, 2000 the first geocache was placed in the United States.

3. There are now geocaches in over 200 countries.

4. A geocache is a container placed at a set of co-ordinates.

5. The whole earth has co-ordinates made up of longitude and
latitude.

6. Kerrobert Composite School is located at:
N 51° 91.433 N, W 109° 13.596

7. Each container has a logbook and may have items for trade.

8. To find a geocache you need a GPS device

9. or a cellphone or iPad with a geocaching app,

10. and an account on www.geocaching.com

11. To find a geocache put in the name of the town or a postal code.

12. This will show you nearby geocaches and information about them
including:

13. How far away they are from you (distance).

14. This summer I biked for some in PEI.

15. The size of the cache. If you want to make a trade you need to
look for a regular cache or bigger.

16. The difficulty of finding the cache.

17. Cache attributes let you know about where the geocache is
placed.

18. One of my caches this summer was only available at low tide.

19. The most common types of cache.
 Traditional
 Multi
 Puzzle
 Letterbox
 Earth
 Event

20. Next choose the cache you want to find.

21. If you are using a handheld GPS unit you will have to enter the co-
ordinates.

22. Then you follow the co-ordinates to the cache.

23. When you find the cache look out for muggles.

24. Date and sign the cache. Sometimes you need your own pen.

25. You may trade a trinket for something of similar value.

26. Put the cache back exactly where you found it.

27. Record your cache on the website and you’ll get a smiley.

28. Have fun geocaching!