Project: Plan a Day Trip
Author/Instructor: Wentworth
Description:
Plan and complete a day trip into the bush
Tools Required:
Map
Compass
pen
paper
TIP:
Leave your detailed trip plan with at least one responsible person
Skills required:
Time needed: a Day
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to successfully plan and carry out a day trip safely (and maybe even enjoy yourself!)
Assessment Criteria:
To successfully complete this project you must
Instructions :
1.) Pick a topographic map of an area you would like to do your day trip in
2.) Determine the type of activity you want to undertake ie. bushwalk, birdwatching, carving. This will influence the route you decide on. If your main focus is carving, you might only want to walk a few km before stopping to begin your carving. If you're birdwatching specifically for rainforest birds, you will want to pick a route that takes you into that rainforest.
3.) Estimate the time it will take to complete the trip. Walking times can be estimated using Naismith's rule:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith's_rule
remember that people are all different so the formula will not be absolutely accurate for everyone. Better to overestimate travel time than to underestimate and risk being unable to get back on time.
4.) Write a trip plan and leave it with at least one responsible adult who will notice if you don't return.
Trip plan must include
5.) Check a reliable weather forecast. Forecasts on the Bureau of Meteorology website are the most accurate.
6.)Plan your equipment and clothing based on the forecast. If the forecast is for 45 degrees and 98% humidity, you won't be packing beanies and fleece jackets.
Determine your water needs for the trip. Know how much water you personally need during a day of activity in the forecasted conditions. Can you collect and treat reliable water along the trip or do you need to pack it all in with you?
7.) Pack up, leave your trip plan with the responsible parties and make sure they understand what is required of them ie. " we should be back by 4pm today. If we're not back by 6pm, call the police and give them our trip plan"
8.) Take your trip and snap a photo while you're out there.
9.) Make sure you let people know when you return!
Cleanup :
- Leave no trace.
Author/Instructor: Wentworth
Description:
Plan and complete a day trip into the bush
Tools Required:
Map
Compass
pen
paper
TIP:
Leave your detailed trip plan with at least one responsible person
Skills required:
- ability to read maps and give grid references
- ability to estimate travelling time
- ability to determine water needs
- ability to pack suitable clothing and gear for conditions
Time needed: a Day
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to successfully plan and carry out a day trip safely (and maybe even enjoy yourself!)
Assessment Criteria:
To successfully complete this project you must
- Present a trip plan
- Report the weather forecast
- List the equipment being taken
- Include the date on which the task took place
Instructions :
1.) Pick a topographic map of an area you would like to do your day trip in
2.) Determine the type of activity you want to undertake ie. bushwalk, birdwatching, carving. This will influence the route you decide on. If your main focus is carving, you might only want to walk a few km before stopping to begin your carving. If you're birdwatching specifically for rainforest birds, you will want to pick a route that takes you into that rainforest.
3.) Estimate the time it will take to complete the trip. Walking times can be estimated using Naismith's rule:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith's_rule
remember that people are all different so the formula will not be absolutely accurate for everyone. Better to overestimate travel time than to underestimate and risk being unable to get back on time.
4.) Write a trip plan and leave it with at least one responsible adult who will notice if you don't return.
Trip plan must include
- star and finish date/ time
- Reason for trip (bushwalk, bird watching, carving)
- Names of people in the party
- Car rego and description if driving to the starting point (can be fictitious rego)
- Details of map used
- details of the route taken (grid references if applicable)
- List of essential equipment carried ie. "we are carrying correct maps, compasses, GPS, PLB, Spot Tracker"
5.) Check a reliable weather forecast. Forecasts on the Bureau of Meteorology website are the most accurate.
6.)Plan your equipment and clothing based on the forecast. If the forecast is for 45 degrees and 98% humidity, you won't be packing beanies and fleece jackets.
Determine your water needs for the trip. Know how much water you personally need during a day of activity in the forecasted conditions. Can you collect and treat reliable water along the trip or do you need to pack it all in with you?
7.) Pack up, leave your trip plan with the responsible parties and make sure they understand what is required of them ie. " we should be back by 4pm today. If we're not back by 6pm, call the police and give them our trip plan"
8.) Take your trip and snap a photo while you're out there.
9.) Make sure you let people know when you return!
Cleanup :
- Leave no trace.
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