# GPS Lesson for 10-11 year olds

DevFeed: [GPS Lesson for 10-11 year olds](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gps-lesson-for-10-11-year-olds-36418.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/gps-lesson/>)

Published: 2019-10-14T18:09:53Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/navigation.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>)

Tags: [education](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/education.md>), [gnss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gnss.md>), [gps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gps.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

## AI overview

A practical write-up of a lesson for 10-11-year-old children explaining how GPS and satellite-based navigation work. It uses everyday phone location sharing and travel examples, along with sound, light, distance, maps, rulers, and compasses, to introduce positioning and encourage interest in technology.

## Source excerpt

The Netherlands is struggling with a shortage of primary school teachers, which as a nice side effect means that I get ample opportunities to do technical propaganda in the name of education. This is a quick writeup of a lesson on how GPS (or in general, satellite based navigation) works. I'd like to thank Jasper Vos and Michel Dingen of OBS De Notenkraker for the opportunity & the very useful feedback on the lessons!