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Track Environmental Disasters

Oil swirls in the Gulf of Mexico currents May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

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GeocachingOften described as a "game of high-tech hide and seek”

Geocaches currently in over 100 countries

Conceived shortly after removal of Selective Availability from GPS on May 1, 2000

First documented placement of a cache – May 3, 2000

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303 ft E of here

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N 33o 31.081 W 86o 48.510

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Mystery or Puzzle Caches

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Puzzle Caches

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Puzzle Caches

Solve Math Problems –

Answers Become Lat/Long Coordinates

Example

33o 31.457 86o 48.678

33o 31.__ __ __ 86o 17.__ __ __

2 * 2= ___

10 – 5 = ___

4 + 3 = ___

3 * 0= ___

5 – 1 = ___

2 + 2 = ___

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Example of Puzzle CacheN33d AB.CDE

W087d FG.HIJA & B) Woody Woodpecker first appeared in what film on November 25, 1940? Take # of letters in film title and transfer to (A&B)C) In TV Guide's 2002 list of the 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All-Time, what # was Woody? Transfer # to (C)D) What is the first name of the actor who voiced Woody in 1988? Take # of letters in name and transfer to (D)E) What is the first and last name of the actor who originally voiced Woody Woodpecker? Take # of letters in answer and transfer to (E)F) How many Woody Woodpecker series were broadcast from 1957-2003? Transfer # to (F)G) What is Woody's creator Walter Luntz's wife's first name? Take # of letters in answer and transfer to (G)H) Some films had Woody with nieces and nephews. How many did he have total? Transfer # to (H)I) "The Dizzy Acrobat" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons) award in what year? Take the last number in the year and transfer it to (I)J) How many different actors voiced Woody from 1975-2003? Transfer # to (J)

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Design Games

Capture the Flag

Pirate Hunt

Chess

Battleship

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