Basic Outdoor Skills: Introduction to Outdoor Skills is a course offered for teacher professional development, re-certification, or graduate credit. Participants receive introductory instruction and lesson plans for planning outings, map reading, hiking, paddling, fishing, archery, campfire cooking and basic firearm safety/shooting. Following is a list of resources provided for each skill area.
This teaching module is designed to acquaint students with basic information about Iowa’s natural resources; basics for recreating in the outdoors–safety, dress, ethics; and human interactions with natural resources. This is a very brief introduction to these concepts. An annotated bibliography of additional resources related to teaching these concepts/skills is included at the end of the module.
Archery
NASP
Camp Cooking Tips
Campfires
Campfire Tips
Camping
Fire Starting Kit
Food_Camping
ACA Paddle Safe
ACA Quick Start Canoe
Canoe
Kayak
Introduction to Canoe & Kayak
Fishing - General
Fishing - Spincasting
Field Investigations Guide (Section One - Fostering Outdoor Observation and Data Collection Skills)
Hiking and Backpacking
Special Place
GPS Basics
Using GPS
Orienteering
GPS and Geocaching
Eddie Eagle Gun Safety
Range Rules
Sample Air Gun Range Setup