GPS+Data+How+is+Our+Community+Moving?


 * Part A: Locate Your GPS Location**
 * 1) Enter the address of Chippewa Middle School (257 High Street Doylestown, OH)
 * 2) Record the latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds. (These are NOT the “minutes” and “seconds” you are familiar with- they describe positions on a circular arc.)

**Chippewa Middle School** **Latitude** **Longitude**

**Part B: Using your Plate Tectonics Map or p. 375 in your textbook, record the following:**
 * 1) The name of the plate your community lives on:
 * 2) The name of the “stationary” plate to the southeast:

**Part C: Visit the UNAVCO Plate Motion Calculator (just put this into a Google search)** Latitude (North Reference) Longitude (East Reference) Name of Plate Reference Plate
 * Input the following data:**

**Part D: Record the following information:**
 * 1) Rate of movement of the plate in which your community is located (in mm/yr).
 * 2) Rate of movement (North reference) (in mm/yr).
 * 3) Rate of movement (East reference) (in mm/yr).

**Conclusion** : In your own words, //describe// the motion of your plate over time.