ACTIVITY - WHERE IS MY BOT DEAD RECKONING AND NAVIGATION WITH NAUTICAL CHARTS
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Where is My Bot? Dead Reckoning and Navigation with Nautical Charts - NOAA Ocean Explorer 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students interpret authentic data to establish the position of an underwater robot conducting a survey of coral reefs off the coast of Bonaire. The activity demonstrates how technology (GPS), mathematics (geometry), and geography are all used to investigate a biological system (coral reefs).
Concept: Interdisciplinary approach
Ocean exploration is interdisciplinary.
Ocean exploration is interdisciplinary.
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Evidence, models, and explanation
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Origin and evolution of the earth system
9-12 E Science and Technology
Understandings about science and technology
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources
Natural and hum-induced hazards
9-12 G History and Nature of Science
Science as a human endeavor
Nature of scientific knowledge
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 7. The ocean is largely unexplored (concept f)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 1 Introduction to Marine Science 1:15-16
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Evidence, models, and explanation
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Origin and evolution of the earth system
9-12 E Science and Technology
Understandings about science and technology
9-12 F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural Resources
Natural and hum-induced hazards
9-12 G History and Nature of Science
Science as a human endeavor
Nature of scientific knowledge
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 7. The ocean is largely unexplored (concept f)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 1 Introduction to Marine Science 1:15-16
90+ mins
