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Online Viewing Quiz
- Can you name the Pennsylvania State Park where the Outdoor Family Adventure Survival episode was recorded?
- What is unique about the Pennsylvania State Park?
- According to the survival expert, what does the acronym STOP stand for?
- Can you name the three survival items mentioned in the "Rule of 3's?"
- True or False? While in the woods, wearing your pants tucked into white socks will attract ticks.
- True or False? The family learned to start a fire using a copper strike stick.
- True or False? Using a large log to start a fire, will ensure that it will burn a long time.
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- Erie Bluffs State Park
- In June 2004, The Erie Bluffs State Park became the newest state park in PA. Prior to 2004, there had not been a new state park added in twenty years.
- S= sit, T= think, O= observe, P= plan
- It is estimated within three minutes you will need fresh air, in three hours you will need shelter, and in three days you will need fresh water.
- False, ticks are not attracted to white socks. You can protect your legs by tucking your pant legs into your socks and ticks will be most visible on white socks.
- False, the family used a magnesium strike stick to start a fire.
- False, it is best to use pieces of dry bark, and small sticks to start a fire, once it is established, you can place a larger log on the fire.
Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
PA Academic Standards - 1.5.3 A
Read the following excerpt taken from The Complete Outdoorsman's Handbook, by Jerome Knap and complete the activity explained below:
To survive an emergency in the wilderness, you must be in the proper frame of mind. Your attitude--- your determination to survive, the instinct to live-must be paramount. Fear, loneliness, pain, cold, fatigue, hunger, and thirst are the seven deadly enemies you must guard against. Singly or in combination, they can rob you of your self-confidence or, even worse, of your desire to struggle for life.
Imagine for a moment, that you are in the middle of an emergency situation; you are lost, alone and in the wilderness without any means of communication or supplies. Which of the seven deadly enemies do you think would be the hardest for you to overcome? Why do you feel that way? What would you do to survive in the wilderness? Now write your thoughts down on paper and share them with your family and friends. Challenge your family and friends to imagine the same emergency situation. Do others share your thoughts on survival or do others have different ideas?
Environmental Health
PA Academic Standards - 4.3.4A
You probably already knew that having clean drinking water plays a vital role in your ability to survive in the wilderness. By watching the Outdoor Family Adventure Survival Episode, you've also learned that a person can survive about three days without water.
Read over the list of water facts. Using your science textbook or by researching on the Internet, see if you can identify the THREE statements that are NOT TRUE.
- The human body is over 80% water
- An average adult requires at least 3 quarts of water a day but could survive on as little as 2 cups.
- A person may become ill after swallowing only a drop of impure water.
- In the wilderness, humans are the only cause for water pollution.
- If water looks clear, it is safe to drink.
- The best method for purifying water is to boil it.
- To purify water, it must be boiled for at least 5 minutes.
- Chemical purification can be done using halazone tablets, iodine tablets or filtration kits.
- Salt water is safe to drink, if fresh is not available.
The following three statements were not true:
- In the wilderness, humans are the only cause for water pollution-not true. Although humans are responsible for most chemical pollution, dead, decaying animals and bacteria can cause biological pollution. Both contaminates make water unfit for drinking.
- If water looks clear, it is safe---not true. Water may contain deadly microscopic bacteria that are not visible to the human eye.
- Salt water is safe to drink, if fresh is not available--- not true. Salt water will only further dehydrate the body. Consuming too much salt water can actually be poisonous.
Here's an activity for you to try to further explore the importance of water and how easily humans can pollute it.
Take a small glass of stream water and look at it carefully. Next, pour in a small amount of car oil and shake it up. Now, try to remove the oil using a small sponge and eyedropper. When you think the oil is completely out of the water, feel it and smell it. What do you find? It is impossible to remove all of the oil from the water. Now, think about what really happens when there is a major oil spill. Share your thoughts with your teacher. Discuss the importance of learning about protecting the Earth's water.
Health, Safety and Physical Education
PA Academic Standards - 10.1.3 C
You have already explored the importance of water in survival, now let's look at ways to find food if you are in a survival situation. The Outdoor Family Adventure Survival episode explained the steps involved in testing a plant to see if it was poisonous. The survival expert stressed how important it was to follow the steps and to never attempt to eat anything in the wilderness unless it was absolutely necessary for survival. Some very common plants are edible and can be eaten in an emergency situation. See if you can match the scientific name to the common name for the edible plants below. When you have completed the activity, go for a walk in the woods and see how many of the plants you can find. Good luck and happy hunting!
- Clover
- Dandelion
- Milkweed
- Nettle
- Shepard's purse
- Fiddle heads
- Cattail
- Sugar Maple
- Birch
- Acer
- Asclepias
- Urtica
- Taraxacum
- Capsella
- Typhaceae
- Betula
- Pteridium
- Trifolum
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Science and Technology
PA Academic Standards - 3.7.4 E
Instead of listing various websites for you to explore; here is a cyber survival challenge: Write down key words or phrases you have learned about through the Outdoor Family Adventure Survival episode. Now, conduct a search using the Internet to identify web sites you can visit to learn more about wilderness survival.
Resources Used
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children, by Tom Brown, copyright 1989, published by The Berkley Publishing Corporation.
Survival with Style, by Bradford Angier, copyright date 1972, published by Stackpole Books.
The Complete Outdoorsman's Handbook, by Jerome J. Knap, copyright date1974, published by Pagurian Press Limited.
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