WORKSHEETS
Students learn how to spell out the alphabet using American Sign Language.
Students imagine they are stranded and need to create a broadcast of a ten-second call for help.
Students find out how to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius, and vice versa.
Students learn how to adjust for the difference between true north and magnetic north by calculating the declination.
MAPS
Students construct a topographic map.
Students record the number of beats per second after performing certain activities.
The Arctic Circle spends half the year in darkness and half the year in light, as students learn in this printable.
If you were planning a trip to the Arctic, what precautions might you take to protect yourself from frostbite? What…
Students construct a compass out of household objects and then learn how to read it. This social studies activity…
It's important to mark a trail when hiking in the wilderness, in order to find the way back, as students learn in this…
BOOK GUIDES
Discussion and activity guide for the harrowing survival story Use this printable when teaching the book My Side of the…
Follow the story, Lost on a Mountain in Maine, of a boy who survived in the Maine wilderness for nine days.
Students use what they know about the Arctic along with reference materials to fill out an Arctic region knowledge chart…
Students research which edible plants they could find growing in a given part of the world.
Students read the animal facts on survival instincts and match the behaviors with the animals.
ACTIVITIES
Making fire without the aid of matches is difficult, but essential to survival in the wild, as students learn in this…
One way to make perishable food last for a long time is to dry it, as students learn in this printable.
Compare and contrast the pros and cons of the four standard principles of navigation.
Students explore the rationing of food and supplies as is necessary in a survival emergency.
Learn how to build temporary shelters in a variety of settings.
Plan an exercise schedule to keep students in peak physical condition.
Write a story of survival based on a prompt.
Use these prompts to write a research report on an element of survival.
Water is the single most important element necessary to survival. Teach students about food with high water content, the…
