Lesson 5.3 The Outdoor Centre

Who do you think will most likely go on an outdoor activity?

• those who like adventures

• those wanting to learn camping skills

• those wanting to learn survival skills

• outdoor enthusiasts

Match the following skills to their respective description.

• this skill prepares you to deal with an emergency

• First Aid

• learn how to put up a tent and how to build a shelter using materials you find nearby,

• Navigational Skill

• follow marked paths and tracks using a map and a compas

• Camping Skill

When might you need a map and a compass?

• when you're lost

• when you need to find somewhere

• helps you get your bearings, to know which way you are facing, whether you are moving towards your True North or away from it

• to help someone who is physically injured

When might a first aid kit be useful?

• when you or someone is injured

• when someone got an insect bite, has a flur or colds

• when someone is lost in the middle of a forest

• when someone needs to build a shelter using materials nearby

When might you need to build a shelter?

• when you lost your way

• when you're physically injured

• when you need to sleep outdoors

• when in bad weather