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Survival In The Wilderness. Stone Fox And Hatchet. Iditarod.
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Survival In The Wilderness Stone Fox And Hatchet
Iditarod 1.Research Iditarod sled dog races. Find out as much information as you can about the various aspects of the race. If you like dogs, explore the kinds of dogs used in the races, characteristics, skills they need to learn, how they are trained. http://www.iditarod.com/ http://www.samoyed.org/mush.html http://www.k9web.com/dog- faqs/breeds/samoyeds.html
Canadian Wilderness 2.Research the Canadian wilderness. Find out what you would need to survive. Think about how you might have made different choices than Brian for survival. Decide what you would include in a survival pack. http://www.canadawilderness.com/ http://www.canadawilderness.com/home_article_lost.htm
Shoshone Indians 3.Research the Shoshone Indians. Find out about their way of life and the skills they developed in order to survive. http://gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_ Park/ca/peo_dv.htm
Survival Stories 4. Research survival stories around the world where individuals have beaten the odds and lived to tell their stories. Look for common themes. http://www.alaskashipwrecks.com http://www.equipped.com/srvstoriestoc.htm
Role 5.Pick a role for you or your group members to assume. Examples might be: a journalist, a guide in the Yellowstone National Forest or the Canadian Rockies, a sled dog racer. Investigate background information that would be necessary for you to know about this person’s job in order to carry it out. http://www.yellowstone.net/ http://www.canadianrockies.net/ http://www.monster.com (job descriptions)
Compare and Contrast 6. Compare and contrast Willy’s situation with Brian’s. Look up the state of Wyoming and discuss what conditions were like in the early 1900’s. Use the Canadian wilderness site to compare the harshness of the climates. Learn all you can about hypothermia. Give us your opinion on whether or not Willy could have survived Brian’s ordeal. http://www.canadawilderness.com/home_article_hypothermia.htm
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