MONDAY, 2/6
Bell Work
Bell Work
WEDNESDAY, 2/8
Bell Work
THURSDAY, 2/9
Bell Work
FRIDAY, 2/10
Bell Work
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- Recap Urban Survival Skills
- First Aide Flashcards DUE
- Introduce Survival Assessment
- Brainstorm essential items
- car
- home/apartment
- school
- business
- DUE Monday, 2/13
- Brainstorm essential items
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
- Consider the basic survival skills discussed in class; determine the preparedness of the main character of the story.
- Essential Survival factors:
- ensuring shelter, water, safety, temperature and food
- Essential Survival Skills
- Be proactive
- tell somewhere where you are
- know the conditions of where you intend to travel, including places you'll have to travel through to get there
- Come prepared
- have plenty of food and water
- bring appropriate clothing
- be prepared to stay the night
- have a means to communicate for help if necessary
- Stay precautious
- be aware of your surroundings
- trust your instincts
- play it safe (don't take unnecessary risks, etc)
- Be proactive
- Essential Survival factors:
- Begin reading Jack London's "To Build a Fire"
- As you read, consider the following:
- Highlight and/or track evidence of preparedness and lack of
- Highlight and/or track evidence of factors under and beyond the main character's control
- As you read, consider the following:
- Consider the basic survival skills discussed in class; determine the preparedness of the main character of the story.
WEDNESDAY, 2/8
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
- Finish reading Jack London's "To Build a Fire."
- Discuss the following:
- Analyze and reflect on the relationship preparedness has on the level of control a person has on a situation.
- Reflect: Was the ultimate demise of the character in the story his own fault or a consequence of natural factors out of his control?
- Consider: At what point did the character's actions instigate the end result?
- Discuss the following:
- Finish reading Jack London's "To Build a Fire."
- Preparedness in Practice
- Introduce How to Build a Fire exercise:
- Divide into groups of 2-3
- Each group will be given a shopping bag to collect sticks in for fire building
- Each group will be introduced to the fire starters options
- cotton and Vaseline
- cotton and hand sanitizer
- bag of fritos
- duct tape
- flint or magnesium
- battery and steel wool
- Students will need to collect fire wood and obtain fire starting material. Students will compete to start a fire first (demonstrated by creating a flame tall and/or hot enough to pop a balloon dangling 2 feet off the ground.
- Introduce How to Build a Fire exercise:
THURSDAY, 2/9
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- Preparedness in Practice
- How to Build a Fire exercise
FRIDAY, 2/10
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
- On the Search for Sasquatch
- Watch:
- Read Science America Bigfoot Anatomy
- Find out for yourself:
- Challenge:
- Find Bigfoot, get an automatic A
- document undeniable evidence of Sasquatch and take the rest of the year off!
- Find Bigfoot, get an automatic A
- Watch:
- Survival Assessment DUE Monday, 2/13