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Bearings and GPS
Bearings and GPS
GPS is embedded in many of our day to day gadgets and most of use don't have any idea how it works or how it will affect us if it is ever switched off of broken. Watch the videos below to give you a bit more insight.
How does GPS work?
Adventures in Science_ How GPS Works.mp4What about LIDAR?
Adventures in Science_ LIDAR.mp4What if we don't have access to an electronic gadget with GPS? Is there something simpler we could use?
What are the parts of a compass?
How to use bearings with a compass and a map
How to use a compass
Binary Conversion
Binary Conversion
Use the widget below to convert automatically from the binary number to the decimal equivalent.
Use the widget below to convert automatically from the binary number to the decimal equivalent.
Now use your converted number to type it into Google Maps so as to find out where the coordinates lead you!
Now use your converted number to type it into Google Maps so as to find out where the coordinates lead you!
If you are confident, have a go at converting decimal numbers into binary or even hexadecimal!
If you are confident, have a go at converting decimal numbers into binary or even hexadecimal!
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