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How to Be a Great Navigator

  • Description: Students explore historical navigation methods including dead reckoning and celestial navigation. Activities include using vector analysis and measuring angles to Polaris, emphasizing the role of mathematics and observation in navigation.
  • Grades: 6, 7, 8
  • Disciplines: Geography, Math, Science

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