STEMLandia - The Nature's Apprentice Geocaching Adventure

The Nature's Apprentice Geocaching Adventure begins April 2, 2014.

Discover the world of nature at the Arnold Arboretum while you hunt for 10 hidden geocaches. Explore the grounds to see how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are important to understanding the world around you. Some of the caches encourage you to download or access supporting resources and may require you to connect several locations around the Arboretum to find and unlock the cache. If you are one of the first to find all the caches, enter the secret codes, and turn-in a Nature's Apprentice Passport, you may win an EdGE at TERC STEMLandia Geocoin!

Brought to you by EdGE at TERC, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and our friends at Groundspeak. The Arnold Arboretum discovers and disseminates knowledge of the plant kingdom to foster greater understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of Earth’s botanical diversity and its essential value to humankind. Groundspeak is dedicated to inspiring discovery and exploration through geocaching. Check back in February 2014 for more details.

Who is EdGE at TERC?

The Educational Gaming Environments group (EdGE) at TERC is a research design and development team that is investigating the possibilities—and challenging the assumptions—of game-based learning environments. EdGE is designing compelling game experiences that gamers like to play where the game mechanics are embedded in fundamental science education concepts. EdGE works at the forefront of the ‘Games for Good’ and ‘Serious Games’ movements—supporting and measuring engagement in productive scientific collaboration, public science learning, and crowdsourcing in games.

On the Edge of Science and Play.