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Get outside with this interactive book that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who use compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself! With illustrated activities as well as handy tips throughout, you’ll learn the fascinating history and seriously useful skills to become a true navigator.
Up your adventure game and learn to:
—Find north and south by reading the trees
—Make a simple compass
—Use the stars to tell time
—Build a basic sextant
—Get your bearings using the sun
—Go treasure hunting with GPS
Get outside with this interactive book that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Read about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who use compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself! With illustrated activities as well as handy tips throughout, you’ll learn the fascinating history and seriously useful skills to become a true navigator.
Up your adventure game and learn to:
—Find north and south by reading the trees
—Make a simple compass
—Use the stars to tell time
—Build a basic sextant
—Get your bearings using the sun
—Go treasure hunting with GPS
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Look Up and Around: Early Navigators and Nature
Activities:
Test your cognitive mapping skills
Get to know directions
Read the Trees
Make Your Own Stick Chart
Chapter 2: Nature’s Map in the Sky: The Sun and Stars
Activities:
Get Your Bearings Using the Sun
Make Your Own Star Clock
Make Your Own Basic Sextant
Chapter 3: Beyond Direction: Distance and Dead Reckoning
Activities:
Make Your Own Mini–Chip Log
Clock Your Speed
DIY Pace Count Beads
Chapter 4: Finding Longitude: High Tech Hits the High Seas
Activities:
Track the Sun!
Find Solar Noon (and your Longitude) Down to the Minute
Chapter 5: Points North: The Almighty Map and Compass
Activities:
Make Your Own Simple Compass
Measuring Magnetic Declination on Planet Orange
Take a Bearing in the Wild
Visualizing Magnetic Declination
Triangulation: Take Time to Really Find Yourself
Get the Bearing for Your Destination
Chapter 6: The Modern Navigator: Radio Waves From Sea to Space
Activities:
Go Satellite-gazing
Check (and Convert) Your Coordinates, Then Search for Cache
Further Reading
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| Empfohlen (von): | 9 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
| Genre: | Importe |
| Produktart: | Sachliteratur |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Thema: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781523506347 |
| ISBN-10: | 1523506342 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Aschim, Hans |
| Hersteller: | Workman Kids |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 203 x 152 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Hans Aschim |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.04.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,363 kg |
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