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Navigation for Kids
Finding your way without getting lost - what better life skill is there? Navigation has a fascinating history and employs math, astronomy, magnetism, and more. Make sure your family learns to read maps and stay oriented in an unfamiliar place. The links below can help.
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Navigation Links
Make your own compass: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/english/phys/projects/magnet.html
Hug a Tree if you get lost: http://hugatree.abcantra.com/lost2.html
About Magnetic Declination: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/potfld/defs/dec.html
Magnetic Declination Map of the U.S. http://www.spacecom.com/customer_tools/html/body_mag_dec_map.htm
Get the declination for your location: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmag/fldsnth1.pl
Choosing a compass: http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/compass_index.html
Shadow-tip direction finding: http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/field-expedient-direction-finding_s1.htm