Kayla+Underwood

= =  My Great Geocaching Adventure On Friday, October 5th, 2012, I went geocaching for the first time off campus. My fiance went with me to take pictures. We had so much fun and decided this was something we would do for fun, especially in the summer! The first step I took was to go the geocaching website and select a cache that I wanted to hunt. After I chose the cache, I recorded the coordiantes and decrypted the clue that was given to me. Once I had this inforamtion we left for a great adventure! The coordinates we were heading for were N 35 degrees 24.904 and W 078 degrees 44.391. The clue I decrypted said "In a hole near the bottom of the large tree." The location ended up being near Kivett Rd. on Eakes St. It took us about 30 minutes to find the cache. The cache was in a small tube and it was a felt peace sign. There was also a list of names of people who had found the cache and the dates it had been found. I was happy to sign the paper. We were so excited when we found the cache that it made us want to search for more! Unfortunantly, we didnt have anymore clues or coordinates with us and we had somewhere to be 20 minutes later. We will definantly be doing more of this though because I need to practice a lot more so I can teach my students how to use this technology and use it in our classroom! :)

Lesson Plan:
 * Title: ** Hunting in the “Branches”


 * Author(s):** Kayla Underwood


 * Grade Level(s):** 5th grade


 * Brief Summary**: The learner will hunt for caches that are clues to the different branches of government and figure out what branch of government the clue represents. The clues will be numbered and the students will record their numbered clues on a chart under the correct branches of government.


 * NC SCOS Goals/Objectives:** 5.C&G.1 Understand the development structure and function of government in the United States. 5.C&G.1.2 Summarize the organizational structures and powers of the United States government (legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government).


 * MATERIALS & PREPARATION:**


 * -**Clues on slips of paper (caches) that will be sealed in envelopes with a number on the outside of the clue

-GPSs

-Answer sheet to record clue numbers on


 * Instructional Activities:**


 * 1) Students will go out in groups of 4 and find clues (caches) that have different roles of the government braches on them.
 * 2) Students will then record their clue numbers on individual answer sheets that teacher provides for them.
 * 3) When the students have found their clues they will return the classroom. In the classroom they will have review discussion about the roles of the three branches of government and also cover some of the roles that they can think of that were not some of the clues.


 * Assessment:** The assessment piece for this assignment will be the filled in chart where the students will record their clues.


 * Closure/Review/Summary:** The teacher will review the chart that the students filled and facilitate a discussion that goes into more details about the branches of government and their other functions that did not end up on the clues.


 * Chart Answer Key: **

limits power to that delegated by the state  ||   Makes laws for North Carolina; exercises power under the 10th amendment  ||   Makes laws for nation; approves presidential appointments  || city or county managers hired by local legislatures  ||   Executes laws of North Carolina; appoints cabinet officers and boards; administers state bureaucracy; grants pardons  ||   Executes law of the land; prepares annual budget for congressional action; appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges; administers federal bureaucracy  || Circuit courts—Try civil and criminal cases  ||   Supreme Court—Has power of judicial review Federal courts—Try cases involving federal law and U.S. Constitutional questions  ||
 * ** Branch of Government ** ||  ** Clue Numbers **  ||  ** Clue Numbers **  ||  ** Clue Number **  ||
 * ** Legislative ** ||   Makes ordinances for community;
 * ** Executive ** ||   Elected or appointed by the Board of Supervisors or City Council;
 * ** Judicial ** ||   Local courts—Hear cases under the authority provided by state legislation   ||   Supreme Court—Has power of judicial review over state laws


 * Caches to Hide: **


 * Makes ordinances for community;  ||   Administers state bureaucracy   ||   limits power to that delegated by the state   ||
 * exercises power under the 10th amendment  ||   Makes laws for nation;   ||   Makes laws for North Carolina   ||
 * approves presidential appointments  ||   Elected or appointed by the Board of Supervisors or City Council;   ||   city or county managers hired by local legislatures   ||
 * Executes laws of North Carolina;  ||   appoints cabinet officers and boards;   ||   grants pardons   ||
 * Executes law of the land;  ||   prepares annual budget for congressional action;   ||   appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges;   ||
 * administers federal bureaucracy  ||   Local courts—Hear cases under the authority provided by state legislation   ||   Supreme Court—Has power of judicial review over state laws   ||
 * Circuit courts—Try civil and criminal cases  ||   Supreme Court—Has power of judicial review   ||   Federal courts—Try cases involving federal law and U.S. Constitutional questions   ||


 * Assessment Tool: Blank Chart for students to fill in **


 * ** Branch of Government ** ||  ** Clue Numbers **  ||  ** Clue Numbers **  || ** Clue Numbers ** ||
 * ** Legislative ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Executive ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Judicial ** ||  ||   ||   ||