Drug Smugglers
Motivation
As a
part of the USCG Drug Interdiction Team you have been informed of a shipment of
drugs that is being transported across the Great Lakes. The informant knew
when it would be shipped but not on which boat. If this shipment would
ever reach the streets it would be worth one million dollars. Your
assignment is to determine where the ship has been and make a guess about where
it is going so that the Coast Guard can stop them in the middle of the lake and
have no opportunity to meet with their contact. There are five ships that
are being tracked. Their call signs are:
Activity
Choose one of these five Ships. To find out what each
ship is like click on the ship name.
Locate a ship on the Marine
Observations Web Site. Call signs for ships may be choosen at random
since the actual name of the ship is not known.
On your Tracking Log:
- List its longitude, latitude, date, and
time on the data table.
- List the positions over the last seven
hours giving the longitude, latitude, date, and time.
- Plot these 8 positions on a map of the
Great Lakes.
- Look at the map of the Great Lakes.
Based on your map make a guess where it is going.
Repeat this for the
other four ships.
Ships were originally located by using the NOAA
Interactive Marine Observations site.
Return to Great Lakes
Crimes
Success in your assignment will be determined on the following basis.
Scoring Rubric for Drug Smugglers
| Part of Assignment |
Excellent - 4 pts each |
Good - 3 pts each |
Fair - 2 pts each |
Poor - 1 point each |
| Current location of ships |
All five ships have been accurately plotted |
Most of the ships are accurately plotted |
Some of the ships are accurately plotted |
None of the ships are accurately plotted |
| Plotting previous ship locations |
All previous locations are plotted accurately |
Most of the previous locations are plotted accurately |
Some of the previous locations are plotted accurately |
None previous locations are plotted accurately |
| Ship data tables |
All previous data is accurately recorded |
Most of the previous locations are plotted accurately |
Some of the previous locations are plotted accurately |
None of the previous locations are plotted accurately |
| Future course |
Most likely destination |
Probable destination |
Possible destination |
Destination not likely |
| Finding Information |
Found all information as instructed |
Found information with some assistance |
Found information with a lot of assistance |
Could not find any information |
Worksheet needed:
Ship 1 Call Sign ___________
Name ______________________
Destination
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