Dream Vacation

You are headed on a dream vacation!  Start at Manchester, and zoom around the globe using Google Earth.  As you travel (on at least 10 stops), keep track of the latitude and longitude, write down observations (2-3 sentences/location), and print pictures or features from Google Earth.  Hand in this journal tomorrow.


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Day 2:   Plot the vectors that result from your travels on a Cartesian and Polar Coordinate graph. 

• When you are finished, determine the net displacement from Manchester to your last location.  Include a vector heading.  
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• Hand in EACH of the projections, as well as a poster detailing your trip, by the end of the day on Friday.

• Reflection questions that must be answered INDIVIDUALLY on the back of one of the graph sheets.
  

a)  which type of graph would be better for pilots?
b) which type of graph type would be better for detailing component vectors?  Break ONE vector on that graph into its components.
c)  based on the graph, could we easily determine a scale where 1cm = _____ miles.  Why or why not?
d)  how does a GPS use vector determinations as it calculates location? 
e)  Give three examples where a vector must be exact to the nearest mm.
f)  Give three examples  where a vector must be exact to the nearest m.
g)  Give three examples where a vector must be exact to the nearest km.
h)  Given what you have learned about vectors, where in your future career would you use vectors?  Explain in 2-3 sentences.