England-2011-labs
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Lab 1: Where Am I?
One of the lesser known landmarks in Greenwich, London, England is the something very obscure. For this lab you will need to:
- Determine groups, pairs best? Three logistically easier but less learning?
- One location per group, or pair of groups? Is it possible to have them all go to the same place? No.
- Some distance from some point you'll find something obscure.
- Some distance from the obscure thing you'll find me, I'll have tools, answers to questions, clarifications about the assignment, etc.
- Determine the latitude at something obscure using at least three different tools/methods.
- Determine the longitude at something obscure using at least three different tools/methods.
- Determine the elevation at something obscure using at least three different tools/methods.
- Determine the minimum distance in meters from something obscure to the Prime Meridian using at least two different tools/methods.
- Well reasoned and accurate estimate.
- Measuring by angle of elevation and distance.
- Measuring by calibrated human pace.
- GPS device (I have one to loan for 1 hour time blocks on Saturday)
- Google Earth
- Future lab where each group has to measure-off a distance using their best technique, user chosen.
