Summer Geocaching

Unfortunately, this has not been the ideal summer for for swimming.  What can you do on a dreary summer day?  We like to go geocaching!  It's a fun alternative on a cloudy day.

Josh and I found two yesterday, and our adventure led us to climbing trees, sliding in the mud, and seeing some new sites.  We have small portable GPS systems we use, but you can also use your smartphone.  You just plug in the latitude and longitude coordinates (Waypoints), and the GPS will guide you to your cache.  Some cache's are micro, however some are large enough to trade trinkets. We like to find the tradition cache's where you can trade trinkets, however sometimes the caches marked "other" are a little more exciting.    

If you want to find out more about geocaching, visit:  https://www.geocaching.com/
You can search for local geocaches or a specific type of geocache.  It's also a fun activity to do when you are camping!

Mystery Skype

We've been enjoying Mystery Skype, a global guessing game, with classes all over the world!  Last week 5th and 6th grade students Skyped with students in Jacksonville, Alabama.  This week, 4th grade Skyped with Barcelona, Venezuela!

We are THINKING!

A student from Venezuela asks us a question.  

Students synergize to eliminate locations.

A student from Venezuela asks us a question.

Students eliminate locations as they ask clues.

Sixth grade students created some great questions to ask our Skype partners.

Students use Google Maps to help narrow down their mystery location.

Students keep track of clues on the board.  

Students from Venezuela ask us questions.

Students synergize to locate their mystery location.

They found their mystery city and school!

Sixth grade students talk with students from Jacksonville, Alabama.