TOOLS OF NAVIGATION (A Kids Guide to Navigation) By Rachel Dickinson
From the crude maps of early explorers to the satellite-based global
positioning system of today, Tools of Navigation examines the evolution of navigational
methods and tools, and the explorers and inventors who changed the way we find
our way. Navigation is fun and fascinating for kids 9 and older with 15 hands-on
projects and activities. These include:
- Explore the history from astrolabes to satellites
- Learn to find you way using only sun and stars
- Build working compasses, astrolabes, and more
- Meet the people whose inventions changed the World
What better way to get your young people interested, and conversant with
navigation principles, and to understand why they are important to you. Lastly,
this book is a pretty good read for older people too! SC, 2005, 156 pages. SW
1 lb.
