By: 4th grade student
Have you ever been lost? Imagine you are hiking or sailing and you suddenly realize, you don’t know where in the world you are! Your heart begins to pound. Your forehead begins to sweat. Then you smile and pull out your handy GPS. My report will cover three interesting ideas. First, I will write about what GPS is and what GPS does. Next, I will cover the invention of the GPS. Finally, I will end with the GPS Satellites. So, keep reading and let’s begin this journey about GPS.
This paragraph is about what GPS is and what GPS does.
A GPS tells you where you are and where you have already gone. Also some are only the size of a cell phone. Marshal, Brain said that a GPS receiver can help you find where you are, anywhere on Earth, as long as you have a clear enough view of the sky. If your GPS receiver can get signals from 3 or more satellites, it can figure out where you are by doing some fancy math called trilateration.
The Invention of the GPS
This paragraph is about the invention of the
GPS. It was invented by the army and for the army. It was invented in the 1970’s. Allison K. Brown said that in the early 1970's, the military began developing GPS. It became fully operational in 1995.
(World Book Encyclopedia)
The GPS Satellites
This paragraph is about the GPS Satellites. There are 27 satellites orbiting the earth. They all travel up to about 2,000 mph. They also use a fancy math called trilateration. Marshall Brain taught that, The Global Positioning System (GPS) is actually a constellation of 27 Earth-orbiting satellites (24 in operation and three extras in case one fails).
In conclusion, if you never want to be scared by getting lost, be sure to have a GPS. I hope you enjoyed learning about GPS. I know I enjoyed learning about what GPS is and what GPS does. Always remember the invention of the GPS and the GPS satellites. Thanks a lot for taking the time to read my report.