Day 4: Survival Skills

Survival Skills Intro Video


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Survival Skills

Learn about survival skills for the wild.

Step 1: Watch to Learn

  • Survival skills

  • Build a campfire

  • How to tie knots

  • Four ways to signal for help in the wild

Step 2: Just for Fun

  • Survival games: How to prepare for emergencies

  • How to make a map

  • How do compasses work?

  • FWC hunter safety and education

Step 3: Test your Knowledge

  • Evaluation of Day 4: Survival Skills

Step 1: Watch and Learn

Survival skills

Learn survival skills that may save your life.


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Build a campfire: Smokey Bear

Follow these steps to build a safe campfire.


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How to tie knots

How to tie five different knots.


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How to use a compass: The basics

Original GPS


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Four ways to signal for help in the wild

Adult supervision required.


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Step 2: Just for Fun

Survival Games: How to prepare for emergencies

Learn how to prepare for emergencies.


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How to make a map

Learn how to make a map.


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How do compasses work?

Learn how a compass works.


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FWC hunter safety and education

Florida hunter safety course information.


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Step 3: Test your Knowledge

Evaluation of Day 4

Review what you learned on Day 4: Survival Skills.


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