Outdoor Education
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Grades Offered: 9-12
Credit: ½
SDE Course Code: 3399
MNPS Course Code: PER3510
Course Description
This course involves the study of and participation in outdoor activities. The focus will be on skill development in the different outdoor activities. The variety of activities allows for each student the opportunity to develop appreciation, enjoyment, and success of outdoor education while obtaining benefits of physical fitness.
Course of Study
This course will explore introductory outdoor pursuit skills. The proposed sequential order for teaching each of these units is the introduction of terminology, identification of equipment, and safety techniques. The development of skill acquisition will be accomplished through participation in various activities. Activities could include but are not limited to the following:
· Archery
o History
o Rules
o Safety Techniques
o Equipment
§ Targets
§ Bows
§ Arrows
§ Protective equipment
o Terminology
§ Anchor point
§ Body positioning
§ Draw
§ Follow through
§ Holding and aiming
§ Holding the bow
§ Nocking the bow
§ Pre-draw
§ Quiver
§ Releasing
§ Stringing the bow
§ Unstringing the bow
o Scoring
o Skills
§ Aiming
§ Orientation to the target
§ Stringing/unstringing the bow
§ Ready position/Stance
§ Holding the bow properly
§ Pre-draw/Draw
§ Release
§ Follow through
§ Sighting
o Range/Target Shooting Drills
· First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
o Define first aid
o Situations considered to be emergencies
§ Temperature of 104 or higher
§ Suspected breaks or fractures
§ Possible head/spine injury
§ Sudden, severe pain or cramps in abdomen
§ Breathing difficulty
§ Loss of consciousness
§ Persistent, severe headache
§ Any adverse drug reaction
§ Continuous diarrhea or vomiting
o 3 Actions To Take When An Emergency Strikes:
§ 1. Survey the scene & victim quickly (PRIMARY SURVEY)
§ 2. Phone for help (911)
§ 3. Secondary survey of victim
o ABCS
§ A=Airway
§ B=Breathing
§ C=Circulation
§ S=Severe Bleeding
o Check the victims ABCS
§ Check Airway & Breathing by looking, listening, and feeling for breathing.
§ Check circulation by feeling of the carotid pulse.
§ Check severe bleeding by examining the body for blood loss.
o Signs of shock
§ Enlarged pupils
§ Nausea
§ Extreme thirst
§ Weak, rapid pulse
§ Irregular breathing
§ Pale or bluish skin
§ Cold/clammy skin
§ Person may feel restless, anxious, faint
o Heimlich Maneuver
o CPR
o Four type of wounds
o Three degrees of burns
o Hypothermia/Hyperthermia
o Poisonings
o Broken bones
· Hiking, backpacking and camping
o History
o Terminology
§ Benzoin
§ Campsite
§ Dead out
§ Fleece
§ Gaiters
§ Gorp
§ Halazone
§ Heat stress
§ Hypothermia
§ Liquid fuel
§ Moleskin
§ Pack
§ Rain chaps
§ Seam sealer
§ Storm flap
§ Trail etiquette
§ Trailhead
§ Trail pests
§ TCP (trip control plan)
o Equipment
§ Hiking footwear (boots, socks, gaiters)
§ Appropriate clothing for climate
§ Packs (hiking and camping backpacks)
§ Sleeping bags
§ Sleeping pads and air mattresses
§ Tents and shelters
§ Cooking and eating equipment
§ Trail stoves
§ Pocket equipment
· Wooden matches (enclosed in waterproof container)
· Folding pocketknife
· Small whistle
· Compass
· Watch
§ Food and water
§ First aid items
§ Flashlight with extra bulbs and batteries
§ Camera
§ Repair kit
§ Insect repellent
§ Sunglasses
§ Maps and guidebooks
o Safety
§ Hiker should be in good physical condition
§ Care for the feet to prevent blisters
§ Use the “buddy system”
§ Avoid unnecessary risks
§ Ensure someone knows your route and camping sites
§ Be aware of “trail pets” (mosquitoes, black flies, snakes)
§ Hypothermia
§ Heat stress
o Trail etiquette
o Skills and techniques
§ Make a fire
§ Use gasoline, alcohol, and kerosene compact mountain stoves
§ Read a map
§ Use a compass
§ Use and care for tents
§ Construct an improvised shelter
§ Know first aid
§ Be aware of problems that might be encountered
o Types of terrain
§ Grassy slopes
· Descent on grassy slopes
§ Scree slopes
· Ascent on scree
· Descent on scree
§ Talus rock
§ Low angle rock
§ High angle rock
§ Slab rock
o This unit could culminate with an overnight hiking, backpacking, and camping fieldtrip
· Mountain biking
o Equipment
§ Properly fitted helmet
§ Properly fitted bike
§ Padded biking gloves (optional, but recommended)
§ Water bottles (optional, but recommended)
§ Padded biking shorts (optional, but recommended)
o Techniques
§ Buying the correct size bike
§ Body position (feet, seat position, upper body)
§ Body position while climbing/descending
§ Bunny hop
§ Braking
§ Pedaling
§ Shifting under a load
§ Riding in rough terrain
§ Riding up and down curbs
§ Cleaning the bike
§ Rules of the trail
· Orienteering
o History
o Terminology
§ Aiming off
§ Angle of declination
§ Attack point
§ Bearing
§ Beeline
§ Checkpoint
§ Collecting feature
§ Contour interval
§ Control
§ Control extension
§ Draw
§ Handrail
§ Interval training
§ Knoll
§ Meridians
§ Pace court
§ Precise compass
§ Reentrant
§ Rough compass
§ Saddle
§ Spur
§ Topographical map
o Equipment
§ Maps
§ Compass
§ Appropriate clothing for environment
§ Hiking boots
§ Red pens
§ Control markers
§ Clip boards
§ Score cards
§ Punches
o Basic techniques
§ Map reading
§ Travel by compass
· Establish direction
· Setting the north-south lines
· Reading the bearing
· Running the bearing
§ Route choice
§ Aiming off
§ Attack point
§ Precision compass
§ Precision map reading
§ Control finding
§ Traffic lighting
§ Collecting features
§ Handrails
§ Rough compass
§ Distance judging
o Instructional games
§ Follow the leader
§ Figures
§ Map walks
§ Score orienteering
§ Trim orienteering
o Training
§ Map making
§ Course setting
§ Instructional games
§ Cross-country orienteering training meets
§ Physical training
§ Assignment training
o Safety precautions
§ Check the area to be used. Mark on the map all barbed-wire fences, rivers, and cliffs. Avoid running courses over cliffs or across deep rivers
§ Always employ a check system to register participants
§ Establish a closing time for each course
§ Place a safety compass bearing on each map or course description that leads from any point on the map to a larger collecting feature on the map’s border.
§ Respect private property or cultivated fields
o Orienteering variations
§ Night orientating
§ Ski orienteering
§ Bicycle orienteering
· Rock Climbing and Rappelling
o History
o Terminology
§ Altitude