Cool Maps & Geocaching: Great Things to Do in the Great Outdoors
CONTENTS Find It 4 Explore Your World 6 What Is Geocaching 8 Geocaching FAQ 9 10 Safety First in the Great Outdoors Materials 12 Get Geocaching 14 Geocache Bottle Caps 18 Secret Cache 20 citrine Satellites Plastic Bag Compass 22 Cube Walkers 24 Marvelous Map 26 Adventure Journal 28 How Great Is the Great Outdoors 30 O Glossary Websites 31 Index 32
Find It aps are great They help you find your way to new places There are many kinds of maps Some show roads and highways Others show park trails There are also maps of bus routes shopping malls and more We spend most of our lives inside Take a second to count the hours You sleep inside You eat inside You study inside That's life in the 21st century You've got to get
Have you ever used a map Do you know how It's not hard to learn Plus you can make a homemade compass You can create and hide your own geocaches It all happens outside And it s all good They don't call it the great outdoors for nothing A NATURAL RECHARGE What's so great about the great outdoors A lot Being outside exposes us to the sun's natural light The sun gives us vitamin D Vitamin D keeps our bodies strong Exposure to sunlight helps regulate our sleeping patterns The more you are outside the easier it is to fall