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What skills do you need to master for navigation and where to start?
Battery life can be very short in cold weather
Your GPS skills might not be as sharp as you think
GPS devices can result in overconfidence in poor conditions
GPS devices don’t interpret the terrain
You can better plan escape routes
You can avoid avalanche-prone slopes
You will be able to conserve your phone battery for emergencies
You never know when you might need them
What skills will we focus on?
What skills will we focus on?
Pacing's
How to use a compass
How to orientate a map
Understanding a maps features
Using a compass and a map together
Measuring distance on a map.
Compass
Compass
How to use a Compass?
How to use a Compass?
Used a Compass in the past and just need a quick reminder?
More in depth look at the use of a compass
Map
Map
What is a Map?
What is a Map?
Pacing
Pacing
Now you know how to use a compass and read a map.
Now you know how to use a compass and read a map.
We now need to work out how long each leg of our journey will be and ways we can go about achieving this.
We now need to work out how long each leg of our journey will be and ways we can go about achieving this.
Navigation School
Navigation School
See how all the skills work together
See how all the skills work together
Put your skills to the test and take on a challenge!
Put your skills to the test and take on a challenge!
Compass Shape challenge
Compass Shape challenge
You can practise in your home just switch the distance from 50m to 5m or less if you don't have much space. You can always try using in compass on your phone if you don't have one.
Table Top Map - Room Map Challenge
Table Top Map - Room Map Challenge
Resources:
Table or desk
Several simple objects
Paper, pencils, crayons
The Session
The Session
1. Layout some simple objects on the table, make sure they are different shapes and sizes. The more objects you have the more of a challenge this task will be.
2. Imagine you are a bird flying above the desk looking down at the table.
3. Draw what is on the right on the desk is to the right on the map/ paper.
4.Know draw a 'map' that shows what is on the table and recreate this on a piece of paper.
5. Move to a different side of the table; is the map correct now? Practice moving around the map to keep the map correctly set to match the objects.
Once you understand this and can create a table map - map the whole room!
GOOD LUCK
GOOD LUCK
Do you think you could set up a treasure hunt around your room?
Do you think you could set up a treasure hunt around your room?
Draw a map? work out pacing? plot a route around your room?
Draw a map? work out pacing? plot a route around your room?
Then have someone follow based on the bearings you have given and the distance (teach them how to pace).
Then have someone follow based on the bearings you have given and the distance (teach them how to pace).
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