- Sketched birds while in the Wildlife Viewing Area for art class
- Learned about four types of clouds (cirrus, stratus, cumulus, & cumulonimbus) and how recognizing those types can help predict the weather
- Talked about how predicting the weather could help a person stay safe in a survival situation
- Learned that erosion happens when rocks and soil are moved to another place by ice, rain, wind, gravity, animals, or people
- Took a hike to see signs of erosion in various areas of the CNC
- Talked about how to avoid areas of erosion for safety reasons
- Spent time improving the shelters that we started on Monday
- Attempted to start a fire using an old Native American fire-by-friction technique
- Built fires in pie tins using dry materials and one match per person
- Talked about how to apply basic first aid treatment while waiting for medical help for some problems that could occur in a survival situation: dehydration (give water), heat stroke (remove extra layers of clothing; cool down), hypothermia (put on dry clothes; warm up slowly), anaphylactic shock (use EpiPen), and a diabetic emergency (eat something)
Our survival-themed week continued today. We were fortunate to have another beautiful day in the great Michigan outdoors. Today, we... Comments are closed.
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