Educational GPS treasure hunts for schools
Turn your outdoor lesson into an adventure. Combine exercise with learning by creating an educational GPS treasure hunt about maths, language, history or any other subject.
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You want your students to remember the lesson, and you know that happens more easily when they stand at the spot itself than when they look at a slide of it. A GPS hunt lets you attach your questions to real places: the war memorial for history, the ditch behind the school for biology, the market square for a maths lesson on area and scale. Students walk in small groups, the phone shows them where the next stop is, and your questions appear when they arrive. You spend a lesson period outside without having to hire anything or ask someone else to organise it.
At a glance
| Group size | 15-30 students, in teams of 3-4 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 45-90 minutes, one or two periods |
| Age | from 8 years |
| Preparation | 20-30 minutes |
| Cost | free to try |
How it gets used
History walk through the town centre
Ten stops at buildings, plaques and street names that appear in your unit on the 17th century or the Second World War. Students answer a question at each stop and you discuss the route back in class the next day.
Biology fieldwork in the park
Mark six trees, a pond and a hedge and ask groups to identify species, count insects or note soil conditions. A double period of 90 minutes is enough for observation and a short write-up.
Introduction week for new first-years
Send groups of four past the gym, the library, the staff room entrance and the bike shed with a question at each spot. In one hour new students know the building and have talked to three classmates they did not know.
Maths on the schoolyard
Use the fence, the goal posts and the flagpole as measuring points for questions on perimeter, estimation and scale. A 45-minute period fits eight stops within the school grounds.
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Available treasure hunts
EL TESORO DE LOS ÁNGELES
Fun in het Noorderplantsoen
Natuur in de Stad
Hanzestad Zwolle
Peperbus en Sassenpoort
Domstad Ontdekken
Strand en zee ontdekken
Natuur en dieren bij Kijkduin
Op ontdekking in historisch Delfshaven
Natuur in het Kralingse Bos
Natuur ontdekken in het Vondelpark
Historische Jordaan
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Als docent kun je educatieve speurtochten maken en verkopen aan andere scholen. Een goed uitgewerkte geschiedenisroute door je stad of een rekenroute door het park - andere docenten betalen graag voor bewezen lesmateriaal. Je bepaalt zelf de prijs.
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