Geocaching With Kids

Ukuzingelwa kobuncwane be-high-tech kwenza abantwana bangaphandle

Buza abantwana bakho ukuba bafuna ukuphuma ngaphandle ukunyuka, kwaye mhlawumbi uya kuziva ukuxhamla kokubhikisha njengoko babuyela kwizikrini zabo. Mema kwi-tech-tech ukuzingela "geocache," (ebizwa ngokuba yi-geo-cash) kwaye baya kuqala ukukubuza ngemibuzo njengoko bebeka izicathulo zabo kunye nentloko emnyango.

Umdlalo we-adventure ongaphandle we-geocaching udibanisa iteknoloji epholileyo kunye nokuvuyisa kokufumana ibhokisi efihliweyo yemiklomelo engafihliweyo-akumangalisi ukuba abantwana bayifumaneka. Iinguqulelo eziphambili ze-game ziquka iipuzzle ezininzi, kunye nezinto ezihambahambayo ezifana ne-geocoins kunye ne-bugs zokuhamba, ngoko kukho imingeni emininzi yokugcina abantwana abanomdla kwiziganeko ezizayo.

I-Geocaching ibhekisela ekufumaneni izitya ezifihlakeleyo okanye izinto ngokusebenzisa isistim yokubeka indawo ye- GPS (GPS). Kukho ngaphezu kwe-627,000 i-geocaches ebhalisiwe efihliweyo kwihlabathi, kwaye abantu abasandul 'umdla kumdlalo badla ngokumangalisa ukuba bangaphi ama-caches asezindaweni zabo.

I-Geocaching kunye nezingane ziyakwazi ukuhamba ngokulula okuquka ukufunyanwa okulula ukufumana, kwizifundo ezininzi ze-GPS kwi-teknoloji, i-geography kunye nokufunda imephu. Uninzi lwamacaka lufundisa kwimvelo (ungabatshelanga abantwana) kwaye ludibanisa ngokusondeleyo kwimbali yesithili okanye kwimimandla ye-geological. Amacaka amaninzi afihliwe ngabantwana, kubantwana, okwenza oku kufumaneke ngakumbi. I-Geocaching yinto ekhangelekayo yokujonga izinto kuba iquka ukuxhoma kunye nezinye izakhono zangaphandle. Kwakhona ngumsebenzi okhuselekayo wesikolo.

Kulula ukuqalisa kwi-geocaching. Uzakufuna imephu yokufumana i-GPS yesigxina, kodwa emva kokuba wenze loo nto yokuthenga, umdlalo ukhululekile ukudlala.

Ukufunda indlela yokusebenzisa ummkeli we-GPS kunye nabantwana bakho yinxalenye yokuzonwabisa. Isinyathelo sakho esilandelayo ekufumaneni i-geocache yakho yokuqala ityelela i-geocaching.com kwaye ibhalisa kwi-akhawunti yakho yamahhala. Xa ubhalisiwe, unokufuna iisecaches ngamaparitha amaninzi ahlukeneyo, kuquka ikhowudi yeposi kunye negama elingundoqo.

Iinkcazo zeCache ziquka uluhlu oluninzi lwengcaciso, kubandakanywa izilungelelwano ezicacileyo zendawo, inkcazo yecache, uhlobo lwe-cache (ininzi iqukethe isitsha esingenawo amanzi egcwele izinto), ubunzima belizwe kunye nokulinganisa umhlaba (enye ukuya kwezihlanu, enye enye elula, kwaye ezintlanu zinzima kakhulu), izikhombisi, iingcebiso, kunye nezimvo ezivela kulabo bafumene i-cache.

Izingane zise-intanethi-i-savvy, ngoko banokuthatha inxaxheba kuyo yonke inxalenye yale nkqubo. Khetha amakhonksi ngobunzima obunzima kunye nokulinganiswa kweendawo kubantwana abancinci. Hambisa ukuya kumaxabiso amaninzi njengoko wena nabantwana bafumana amava.

Iikhampasi zihlala ziqukethe izipho ezincinci kunye namathoyizi anomdla kubantwana. I-etiquette ye-Cache idinga ukuba ubeke into kwindawo yokucima xa ususa into ethile, ngoko cwangcisa ukuzisa kunye nezinye izinto ezincinci ukufaka kwi-cache, ubuncinane omnye kumntwana ngamnye. IiCaches zihlala ziqukethe iincwadi zeencwadi, ngoko ke abantwana bangangena ngemvume baze bashiye amazwana.

Izinto ezihamba ngeempawu ezifana ne-geocoins kunye ne-bugs ezihambayo zongeza ubukhulu obunomdla. Ezi zinto zinamanani ahlukileyo azisiweyo, kwaye unokuzijonga kwi-geocaching.com ukuze ufumane apho beye khona. Ndisandula ukukhokela iqela lezingane kwi-cache equka ibhu yehambo eyavela e-Australia kwaye ihambe ngeHawaii neQuebec ukuya eVirginia. Oku kungaguqulwa kwisifundo esikhulu sejografi, njengoko abantwana bahlaziya iinjongo ze-bug kwiimephu. I-geocaching ephakamileyo ifaka amanqanaba amaninzi afumana okubandakanya izikhombisi ezikhokelela kwi-cache.

I-Geocaching ayizange iphumelele ukuyithandabuza abantwana endiyifumene kuyo, kwaye yindlela enhle yokufumana abantwana ngaphandle komnyango kunye nomzila.

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