SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Route Selection

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	== Scope ==		== Scope ==
	{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}		{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
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		+	prerequisites:
		+	* Students can visualize and describe landforms on a topo map.
		+	* Students can recognize forested areas, water and vegetation indicators on a topo map.
		+	* Students can determine distance and bearings between points on a topo map.
	== Objectives ==		== Objectives ==
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	== Time Plan ==		== Time Plan ==
	Total Time: 15 minutes		Total Time: 15 minutes
		+	* 2013-02: 18 min
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	Present Objectives		Present Objectives
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-	instructional points in normal font
-	''aids, exercises, activities in italic''	+	''Present a topo map of a day hike area that the students aren't likely to know.''
-	:* route selection - 15min	+	''Describe a travel problem for which a trail is not shown on the map.''
-	:** estimating travel time	+
		+	''Ask students to describe possible routes.''
		+	{{lesson slide||}}
		+	* How terrain features affect travel route.
		+	** climbing spines/ridge lines
		+	*** often easiest as more open, things fall away to either side
		+	** climbing draws
		+	*** often choked
		+	*** sometimes washed clear
		+	** traversing side hills
		+	*** difficult keeping your footing
		+	** inferring underbrush
		+	*** moisture, streams makes thicker
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		+	{{lesson slide||}}
		+	''Choose one of the proposed routes. Break trip into segments of bearings and distance. Record as a set of instructions.''
		+	{{lesson slide||}}
		+	Estimating time:
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		+	* 1000 ft elevation gain = 1 hr
		+	* elevation loss = no penalty
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		+	* 3-5 km/hr horizontally on trail
		+	* slower if thicker bush
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		+	''Estimate time of this trip.''
	{{lesson slides end}}		{{lesson slides end}}
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	* pencil for each student		* pencil for each student
	* map quality eraser for each pair		* map quality eraser for each pair
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		+	== Question bank ==
		+	{{prompt|List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.}}
		+	See {{subpage|Question bank}}
	== Frequently Asked Questions ==		== Frequently Asked Questions ==
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	== License ==		== License ==
	{{prompt|What can others do with this lesson?}}		{{prompt|What can others do with this lesson?}}
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-	Recommended license below. Fill in the year and the author's name(s):
	Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth.		Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth.

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Contents 1 Subject 2 Authors 3 Scope 4 Objectives 5 Time Plan 6 Aids 7 Question bank 8 Frequently Asked Questions 9 Feedback 10 License 11 Reference Material 12 Notes

[edit] Subject

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[edit] Authors

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Brett Wuth

[edit] Scope

What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.

prerequisites:

• Students can visualize and describe landforms on a topo map.
• Students can recognize forested areas, water and vegetation indicators on a topo map.
• Students can determine distance and bearings between points on a topo map.

[edit] Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

1. will be able to ...

[edit] Time Plan

Total Time: 15 minutes

• 2013-02: 18 min

Time	Material
00:00 3 min	Introduce topic title Introduce Instructor Present Objectives
00:03	Present a topo map of a day hike area that the students aren't likely to know. Describe a travel problem for which a trail is not shown on the map. Ask students to describe possible routes.
	How terrain features affect travel route. climbing spines/ridge lines often easiest as more open, things fall away to either side climbing draws often choked sometimes washed clear traversing side hills difficult keeping your footing inferring underbrush moisture, streams makes thicker
	Choose one of the proposed routes. Break trip into segments of bearings and distance. Record as a set of instructions.
	Estimating time: 1000 ft elevation gain = 1 hr elevation loss = no penalty 3-5 km/hr horizontally on trail slower if thicker bush Estimate time of this trip.

[edit] Aids

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• 82G/8 for each pair of students
• plenty of table space
• a compass for each pair of students
• pencil for each student
• map quality eraser for each pair

[edit] Question bank

List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.

See Question bank

[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

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[edit] Feedback

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[edit] License

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Copyright © 2012, Brett Wuth. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

[edit] Reference Material

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[edit] Notes

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