ways of using footprints

Regular outdoor education teachers can use worksheets as:

Campsite operators & adventure providers can:

Emergency teachers can use footprints as a "get out of jail" teaching resource.

Teachers of other subjects (e.g. Health, Science, English) can use worksheets from footprints during their class time, also ahead of the camp/excursion, in order to better integrate the curriculum. (For example, "To build a fire" could be studied in English before a trip to the snow.) The table below shows the subject areas that particular worksheets may inform.

footprints across the curriculum

subject area

worksheets

art

78, 90

careers

85

english

11, 12, 20, 21, 25, 30, 39, 60, 61, 62, 68, 69, 77, 78, 81, 82, 84, 86

environmental science

20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 78, 90

first aid

2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

food

46, 47, 48, 49

geography

20, 26, 42, 43, 44, 59, 69, 89

health

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

history

20, 21, 22

mathematics

45, 87

physical education

4, 9

psychology

11, 30, 31

science

10, 11, 12, 20, 26, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 59, 78, 87, 80

footprints is designed to be used to prepare students to participate in specific outdoor adventure activities. Major skills areas addressed are shown in the following table.

outdoor adventure activities in footprints

skill area

worksheets

surfing

2, 7, 10-19, 37-41

bushwalking

2-5, 10-19, 42-61

cross-country skiing

2-5, 10-19, 62-68

canoeing

2, 6, 10-19, 8, 9, 69-73

climbing

2, 11, 74-77, 89

snorkelling

2, 6-10, 78, 79

cycling

2, 10-19, 80, 81

outback travel

2, 10-19, 82, 83

caving

2, 10-19, 84

 

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