Outdoor Education Safety and Skills
This worksheet assesses Grade 12 students' knowledge of essential safety protocols, navigation techniques, and environmental ethics crucial for outdoor education and adventure activities.
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Outdoor Education: Safety and Skills Assessment
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This assessment covers essential knowledge for safe and responsible outdoor education practices.
1. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of Leave No Trace?
Plan Ahead and Prepare
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
Always build a campfire for warmth and cooking
Dispose of Waste Properly
2. When using a compass and map for navigation, what does 'declination' refer to?
The angle between true north and magnetic north
The altitude of your current location
The distance to your destination
The speed at which you are traveling
3. The 'Ten Essentials' list for outdoor trips primarily focuses on ensuring and in the wilderness.
4. When planning an outdoor trip, it is crucial to research the conditions and potential of the area.
5. Describe three common hazards encountered during outdoor adventure activities and briefly explain how to mitigate each.
Match each term on the left with its correct definition on the right.
6. Bearing
a. The process of finding your location on a map using landmarks
7. Orienteering
b. The direction from one point to another, expressed in degrees
8. Topographic Map
c. A map that shows elevation and landforms using contour lines
9. It is generally safe to drink untreated water directly from streams in the wilderness.
True
False
10. Hypothermia can only occur in freezing temperatures.
True
False
11. Imagine you are leading a group of students on a day hike and one student twists their ankle. You are approximately 2 hours from the trailhead. What immediate steps would you take, and what items from your first aid kit (see image below) would be most relevant?
12. Identify the piece of equipment shown below and explain its primary function in outdoor navigation.
