Science of Navigation

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Last updated on

Thursday, August 27th, 2020

Experience type:

Virtual Field Trip

Program Description

Ever wonder what it would be like to navigate the open ocean with GPS? Learn how sailors in the past found their way using mathematics, science, and basic observations. This program is also available as an education kit!

*Available starting January 2021

Big Ideas

Computational fluency and flexibility extend to operations with fractions.

Analyzing the validity, reliability, and representation of data enables us to compare and interpret.

The principles and processes underlying operations with numbers apply equally to algebraic situations and can be described and analyzed.

Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.

Emerging ideas and ideologies profoundly influence societies and events.

Trip Details

City:

Online

For Grades:

8, 9

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 12:30 pm

Duration:

90 minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Other

Packages Provided:

Pre-Visit Information Package

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

Advanced online booking is required. Book for a general school program via our website starting January 2021, and then the programs supervisor will follow up to help you select your program.

Additional Notes

All virtual programs include up to 15 minutes for a tech test with the organizer, students and facilitator before the program begins, plus time at the end for student questions and discussion. The main organizer can sign on a few minutes before the scheduled start time if they wish to.

We run our virtual programming using Zoom. Once your booking has been confirmed, you will receive a unique link for a Zoom meeting. You are not required to hold a Zoom license as the Museum is hosting the meeting. Where possible, we will work with organizations who prefer to use other platforms.

Virtual programs require a strong internet connection and access to a video/sound system (ie. through a laptop or tablet). If your students do not have access to the internet, they can call into the tour using a local phone number.

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