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    • Cover of 2019 Connected Level 4: Seeing Beyond
    Rights: Crown 2019 Published 20 March 2020 Size: 560 KB Referencing Hub media

    The cover of the 2019 level 4 Connected journal Seeing Beyond, published by the Ministry of Education, New Zealand. This issue includes the articles Maths crafts, Fake facts, Defending the dark and The Global Positioning System.

    Photo of Aoraki/Mt Cook taken from the Aoraki MacKenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, by Glen Butler.

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      The Global Positioning System

      This article is an introduction to GPS – how it works via satellite systems and trilateration, and how it is used in industry, transport and recreation. There are also sections on the risks when ...

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      Defending the dark

      This article explores light pollution and practical ways to minimise it. Readers are introduced to key science ideas including the Bortle scale (a way to measure the brightness of the night sky ...

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      Fake facts

      This article defines misinformation, malinformation and disinformation – how they are used in online media, with examples of each. It also delves into the human brain and how it deals with ...

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