Project: Plan a Two-Day Camp
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What you will learn
- 1Plan a two-day, one-night family camp with a grown-up
- 2Use the Rule of Threes to check the plan’s priorities
- 3Plan the route, water, shelter and food for the camp
- 4Write a safety plan for weather, fire and rivers
- 5Explain which jobs the grown-up is in charge of
Mini Lesson
This is your Grade 5 project. You will plan a two-day, one-night family camp with your grown-up, using the skills from this year. You plan; your grown-up checks, changes and approves the plan. A good plan means the trip is safer, easier and more fun for everyone.
🌿 The Wild Way (plan the trip)
- WHERE AND WHEN: your grown-up chooses the place and checks the weather. Check the rules for camping and fires at that place together.
- ROUTE AND TIME: plan the route on a map, measure it with the scale, and estimate the time - use your pace count to check your progress.
- WATER PLAN: plan how much water to carry, where to refill, and how the grown-up will boil and store water at camp.
- SHELTER: plan a tarp shelter, a camp tripod, and the cord, stakes and lashings you need.
- FOOD: plan a simple one-pot meal and snacks for both days.
🌿 The Wild Way (plan to stay safe)
- RULE OF THREES CHECK: read the plan and ask - is air, shelter, water and food covered, in that order?
- HEAT AND COLD: plan for the weather - shade, hats and extra water for heat; dry layers, hat and gloves for cold.
- FIRE IN WET WEATHER: plan dry tinder and a backup, but the grown-up lights and looks after any fire.
- RIVERS: plan a route that does not need a river crossing. If a river is in the way, the grown-up decides - you never cross.
- LEAVE NO TRACE: plan to pack out all your trash and leave the campsite as you found it.
A grown-up approves the whole plan, chooses the place, checks the weather and is in charge of the trip. The grown-up is in charge of fire, knives, water and any river decision. Never go off alone at camp, and check the rules for camping and fires at that place with your grown-up.
Words to know
campsite
The place where you set up camp for the night.
e.g. Our grown-up chose a flat campsite away from the river.
gear list
A written list of everything you need to pack.
e.g. I checked off each item on my gear list.
approve
To check something and say yes to it.
e.g. My grown-up approved my camp plan.
forecast
A report of what the weather is expected to be.
e.g. We checked the forecast the day before we left.
backup plan
A second plan to use if the first one goes wrong.
e.g. Our backup plan was a shorter route home.
priority
The thing that matters most and should be done first.
e.g. Shelter was our first priority when the rain came.
🧠 Survivor’s Trick: write your plan, then read it out loud to your grown-up as if you were the trip leader. Any part you can’t explain clearly is a part that needs more planning.
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