Wilderness Training (youth)
The Safe Adventuring for Youth course is a structured course based on the following values:
Adventure-based activities contribute to the health & wellbeing of young Tasmanians.
Adventure-based activities contain inherent risk and that risk is one factor that make activities desirable.
Development of a Safety Mindset allows young people to make better judgements about their
Pre-activity preparation
Risk management
Communication systems
First Aid equipment
Emergency response
The premise of the course is not about
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Student safety.
The goal of Hands-On STEM is to ‘learn by doing’. Students use hand tools including saws, rasps and files to shape their balsa wood. Sand paper and paint (including spray paints) are used to finish the job. Depending on the age of students, a drill press, ‘Dremel-style’ power tool and file sander are useful additions. These materials can be supplied.
The safety of your students is paramount. Appropriate supervision, student conduct, eye protection, ventilation and Material Safety will be discussed to ensure a safe and enjoyable learning experience.
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Cost of consumables.
Students design and create a CO2 powered race car which is theirs to keep. Indicative costs for basic consumables:
1 x Balsa ‘blank’ & wheel kit $15.70 ea
50 x Balsa ‘blank’ & wheel kit $14.30 ea
10 pack CO2 cylinders ($9.15) $0.95 ea
360 pack CO2 cylinders ($295) $0.82 ea
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Assessment of learning.
The program can be delivered with, or without, explicit assessment in mind. Pro forma documents are available which can be used as part of an Assessment Portfolio.
Most groups run ‘Knock-Out’ races in which two cars compete and the winner goes to the next round. A group with 32 cars requires five rounds and 62 CO2 cylinders to run a competition this way. A student whose car is knocked out in Round 1 in this style of competition only sees their car race once.