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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas: math,
English, science, arctic survival, physical
education
Timeline: several weeks
training, one week evaluation
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to foster pride
in personal ability to survive in the elements
without outside help
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Hart Allex
Survival
Skills
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 Activities
- Hold a one-week class in arctic survival. Rely
on a knowledgeable instructor(s) to teach:
setting snares
first aid
shelter building
foraging
firearm safety.
- Incorporate overnight camping trips near the
village to teach skills such as:
pitching and mending tents
starting fires and preparing game for meals.
- After the class, conduct a one-week survival
exercise:
invite parents
limit food and other supplies
permit .22 caliber rifles
let students select an area.
Resources
- camping equipment, maps, walkie-talkies, fishing
equipment
- village arctic survival experts
- Outward Bound Program, Boulder, CO
- Arctic Survival Handbook, United States
Air Force
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Variations
- In the winter, use skis or
dogsleds.
- In the summer, use canoes or
kayaks.
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