Everything parents, teachers, and group leaders need to help kids discover the joy of geocaching safely and effectively!
Gets kids moving outdoors, provides exercise, fresh air, and vitamin D while they're having fun exploring and searching for treasures.
Develops critical thinking, logic skills, and puzzle-solving abilities as kids work to find hidden caches and decode clues.
Teaches map reading, GPS technology, coordinate systems, and spatial awareness in a hands-on, practical way.
Builds environmental awareness and ecology knowledge while fostering a lifelong love and respect for the outdoors.
Encourages teamwork, communication, and community building as families and groups work together to find caches.
Applies technology, mathematics, and science concepts through real-world GPS use, coordinate calculations, and problem-solving.
If a cache location seems dangerous, skip it. No cache is worth risking safety. Report unsafe caches to Geocaching.com.
Teach latitude and longitude using real geocache coordinates. Practice converting between decimal degrees and degrees/minutes. Create coordinate grids and plot cache locations.
Common Core Math Standards 5.G.A.1, 5.G.A.2
Explore how GPS technology works, satellite orbits, and triangulation. Create models of the GPS satellite constellation and understand signal transmission.
NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-2
Practice reading topographic maps, understanding scale, compass directions, and identifying landmarks using geocaching maps and satellite imagery.
National Geography Standards 1 & 3
Write mystery cache puzzles, cache descriptions, or adventure stories about geocaching experiences. Practice technical writing with cache instructions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
Organize Cache In Trash Out events. Study environmental impact, waste management, and conservation while cleaning local areas and waterways.
NGSS 5-ESS3-1
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