UNIT 1 OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TIMELINE 2014
WEEK& DATE / CONTENT
(Related to key skills and knowledge) / Assessment tasks & activities / Text reference
Unit 1: Exploring outdoor experiences
Area of Study 1: Motivations for Outdoor Experiences.
1 / -The use and meanings of relevant terms, including nature, outdoor environments, wilderness, managed parks and urban/built environments
-Define and describe a range of relevant terms. / Powerpoint
Introduction
natural environments.
Summarizing biomes and ecosystems
Environmental research.
Students individually will receive a type of environment within 500km. Students will research this environment
Investigating local environments – Natural environments. Mt Ridley Conservation Reserve (local excursion 1-during class time)
Journal 1 – My favorite ecosystem.
Journal 2 – Analysing the natural environment.
Team building activity / Outdoor Education – Book 2
P23-25
2 / Types of outdoor environments, including wilderness, managed parks, and urban/built environments
-Plan for and use appropriate skills for safe and sustainable interactions with outdoor environments.
-Plan for and reflect upon a range of practical outdoor experiences and analyse relevant information
collected during these experiences / Outdoor Education –Book 2
P25 – 50
3 / -Understand the range of motivations for seeking outdoor experiences. / Motivation examples: students bring in equipment from their outdoor activities to share and motivate others
Motivation for outdoor activity – content.
Environmental Research project
Journal – My outdoor motivation.
4 / -The range of motivations for seeking outdoor experiences
-Analyse motivations for seeking outdoor experiences / Environmental research project due.
Presentation of Environmental research projects.
Motivation for outdoor activity content.
Interview Preparation.
Class survey
Journal – Personal outdoor experience
Team building activity / 11outdoor ed.
5 / -The range of differing personal responses to outdoor environments, such as fear, appreciation, awe
and contemplation
-Describe and analyse a range of personal responses to outdoor environments and outdoor experiences / Motivations for outdoor experiences
Feelings table.
Responses powerpoint.
Image portrayal of responses
Journal – Guest Speaker
6 / -Plan for and use appropriate skills for safe and sustainable interactions with outdoor environments.
-The range of differing personal responses to outdoor environments, such as fear, appreciation, awe
and contemplation
-Describe and analyse a range of personal responses to outdoor environments and outdoor experiences / Excursion (1 Day)
Linking to types of outdoor environments and responses to outdoor environments and outdoor experiences.
Bushwalking, canoeing and/or rock climbing.
Field photography and response prediction.
Practical media debrief. (influence of media portrayal)
Journal – Excursion.
7 / -The influence of media portrayals on personal responses to outdoor environments / Reponses to photos.
Creating a media article.
Class debate.
Journal - Media
8 / -The variety of personal responses to risk in outdoor experiences, including the interplay between competence, perceived risk and real risk
-Strategies for planning for safe and sustainable interactions with outdoor environments. / Perceived and Real Risk Content knowledge
Survey
Media and activity analysis.
Camp planning
Journal – Perceived and Real Risk.
Team building activity / Outdoor and Environmental Studies
P23-28.
9 / -Strategies for planning for safe and sustainable interactions with outdoor environments. / Investigating local environments -orienteering (local excursion 2- during class time)
Journal – Orienteering.
10 / Team building activity (cooking using camp gear??)