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| Preface | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Introduction to Outdoor Education and Its Role in Schools | |
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| Defining and Teaching Outdoor Education | |
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| Outdoor Education Defined | |
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| Teaching Outdoor Education | |
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| Fundamentals of Outdoor Education | |
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| Highlighting an Embedded Curriculum | |
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| Summary | |
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| Foundations for Teaching Outdoor Education | |
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| History of Outdoor Education | |
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| Why Teach Outdoor Education? | |
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| Theories That Support Outdoor Education in Schools | |
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| Summary | |
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| Outdoor Adventure Activities for Schools | |
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| Challenge Initiatives-No Ropes Course Needed | |
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| Unit Focus | |
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| Teacher's Role in Presenting Initiatives | |
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| Teacher's Role During Initiatives | |
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| Teacher's Role Following Initiatives | |
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| Challenge Initiatives | |
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| Unit Plan for Challenge Initiatives-No Ropes Course Needed | |
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| Cooperation and Trustworthiness | |
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| Group Problem Solving | |
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| Cooperating Groups-Megainitiative | |
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| Frontcountry Camping | |
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| Locations | |
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| Shelter | |
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| Food and Water | |
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| Safety | |
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| Campfires | |
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| Unit Plan for Frontcountry Camping | |
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| Camping Safety | |
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| Fire Building | |
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| Backcountry Camping | |
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| Locations and Types of Travel | |
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| Planning a Backcountry Trip | |
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| Steps of Trip Planning | |
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| Unit Plan for Backcountry Camping | |
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| Climate Control, Personal Shelter, and How to Dress | |
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| Climate Control, Personal Shelter, and Clothing Fabrics | |
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| Energy Control and Backcountry Cooking | |
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| Outdoor Cooking Techniques | |
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| Stick Roasting | |
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| Tin-Can Cooking | |
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| Foil-Packet Cooking | |
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| Dutch-Oven Cooking | |
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| Solar-Funnel Cooking | |
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| Cooking and Our World | |
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| Unit Plan for Outdoor Cooking Techniques | |
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| Dutch-Oven Cooking | |
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| Cooking Around the World | |
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| Land Navigation | |
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| How to Use a Compass | |
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| Pace and Pace Factor | |
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| Compass Course | |
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| How to Use a Map | |
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| Using the Compass and Map Together | |
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| Unit Plan for Land Navigation | |
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| Using a Compass | |
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| Using Paces and Pace Factors | |
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| Compass Way Finding and Map Way Finding | |
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| Using a Map | |
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| Casting and Angling | |
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| Reels and Rods | |
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| Angling Equipment | |
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| Locating Fish | |
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| Angling Ethics and Safety | |
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| Unit Plan for Casting and Angling | |
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| Rods, Reels, Casting Techniques, and Clinch Knots | |
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| Locating Fish and Casting With Accuracy | |
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| Casting Golf | |
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| Archery | |
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| Archery Equipment | |
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| Basics of Shooting | |
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| The Science of Archery | |
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| Physical Training for Archers | |
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| Unit Plan for Archery | |
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| Steps of Shooting a Bow | |
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| Physics and Archery | |
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| Rock Climbing | |
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| Climbing Basics | |
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| Components of Climbing | |
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| Interdisciplinary Connections With Climbing | |
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| Character Connections With Climbing | |
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| Canoeing and Kayaking | |
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| Types of Boats | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Paddling Skills | |
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| Interdisciplinary Connections With Canoeing and Kayaking | |
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| Character Connections With Canoeing and Kayaking | |
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| Outdoor Education Programming for Schools | |
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| Starting a School-Based Outdoor Education Program | |
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| Clarify Your Vision | |
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| Get Support | |
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| Training and Certification | |
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| Assess and Minimize Risks | |
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| Summary | |
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| Field Trips | |
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| Risk Management | |
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| Educational Field Trips | |
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| Summary | |
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| National Standards | |
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| Leave No Trace Principles | |
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| Character Qualities | |
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| References and Resources | |
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| About the Author | |