Tools of navigation : a kid's guide to the history & science of finding your way /
Rachel Dickinson.
- 156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- "Build it yourself" series. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.
Introduction: Navigation as Art and Science Ice Age Navigators: From the Bering Strait to the Americas Ancient Navigators: Braving the Sea Without a Compass World Expands: The Age of European Exploration Land Exploration: Jungle, Mountain, and Desert Terrain, and the Mapping of the American West New Age of Exploration: Navigation from Pole to Pole as the First Extreme Sport Twentieth Century Navigation: Aeronautical Navigation and the GPS Revolution Navigation in Action: How to Find Your Way Using Maps, Compasses, and GPS Activities -- Learn the Constellations and Make a Sky Chart Make Your Own Compass Understanding Latitude Make a Simple Astrolabe Measure Your Local Time Circumnavigate the Globe Improve Your Sense of Direction Map the School Grounds Using a Road Map Match Contour Maps to Hill Profiles Understanding Contour Lines Traveling by Compass Working With a Topographic Map Go on a Treasure Hunt Going on a Treasure Hunt with GPS 1 -- Chapter 1 3 -- Chapter 2 9 -- Chapter 3 33 -- Chapter 4 67 -- Chapter 5 85 -- Chapter 6 105 -- Chapter 7 119 -- 14 -- 36 -- 44 -- 52 -- 64 -- 66 -- 72 -- 82 -- 124 -- 132 -- 133 -- 140 -- 144 -- 147 -- 150.
Describes the history and technology of the methods people have used to find their way on sea, land, and air, and provides 15 activities designed to improve one's navigation and orienteering skills.