1. By: David Schultheiss Adventure Education

2. AUDIENCE This is an interactive PowerPoint that will be used to inform advanced physical education students about adventure education and what they are likely to expect when taking the course. This can also be a helpful resource for instructors who instruct at a high ropes course or do any form of outdoor orienteering to illustrate the basic principals.

3. OBJECTIVES By the end of this interactive PowerPoint students will be able to identify what cooperative games and illustrate knowledge over the material presented. By the end of this interactive PowerPoint students will be able to identify the different parts of a compass. By the end of this interactive PowerPoint students will be able to state what geocaching is. By the end of this interactive PowerPoint students will be able to identify the difference between a low ropes element and a high ropes element.

4. WHAT THE BUTTONS MEAN ? Next Back Move On Home = Next Slide = Previous Slide = Move on to next task = Home Page = Question Explore what each button means by clicking on the individual box’s. (ex. Next) Move On

5. Cooperative Games Compass Games Geocaching High Ropes ? Click the box you would like to navigate to.

6. Cooperative Games Cooperative Games are designed to challenge a group of students/people to work together while completing a given task. Cooperative games challenge the students abilities to use teamwork in situations that are different than what he/she is used to in most cases. Cooperative games emphasize participation, challenge, and fun rather than defeating someone. There are multiple cooperative games out there from blindfold games, silent games, touch games. ? Home Next If your stuck and don’t know what to do click “Next”

7. Different Types of Cooperative Games Click Next to Move on Home Next

8. Human Knot How to play Everyone will stand in a circle and hold hands with someone across from them. Can’t hold hands with person next to you. No disconnections of hands while playing. No talking, find other ways to communicate with each other. How to play…. Everyone stands in a circle and hold hands with someone across from them. Can’t hold hands with person next to you. No disconnections of hands while playing. No talking, find other ways to communicate with each other. Click when finished reading Move On

9. Remember that communication is the key element to being successful with the human knot. As you do this activity on your own you will need to think about what strategies worked for you, and what strategies didn’t. (Click Checkpoint to move on) Checkpoint Kyle is a student in a 9 th grade PE class. He is in a group with 10 other students. His group is 1 of 3 groups competing to complete their human knot first. Kyle notices the group gets stuck in a tough spot and begins to get frustrated. Instead of staying patient Kyle decides to whisper to the person next to him. The teacher catches Kyle whispering. What will happen next? A.Tell Kyle to quit talking.Tell Kyle to quit talking. B.Make Kyle’s group start over again.Make Kyle’s group start over again. C.Ignore Kyle and act like nothing happened.Ignore Kyle and act like nothing happened.

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12. Team Skis How to play Everyone will stand in a circle and hold hands with someone across from them. Can’t hold hands with person next to you. No disconnections of hands while playing. No talking, find other ways to communicate with each other. With everyone’s feet placed on a long 4X4” piece of wood students will begin to travel from point A to point B. Ropes are tied at the bottom of the boards to add stability while walking. Teams must work together to find rhythm and walk together. Violations of any rule may result in a penalty. Sample Penalties: Can’t verbally communicate for 2 minutes. Must turn around and face backward. Must close eyes for 2 minutes. Whenever you want to communicate verbally you must sing like an opera singer. The entire group starts over. Click when finished reading Move On

13. Remember when doing this activity to use communication skills other than verbal communication. It might be helpful to designate a team leader who will come up with commands to keep you on track. Checkpoint We have just begun the team skis activity by splitting into 4 groups of 5. Each group is told to make it from one end of the gymnasium without talking at all. As the activity begins no one talks at all. What is the possible punishment for talking? A.Sing like an opera singer when communicating.Sing like an opera singer when communicating B.Turn around backwards for the next 2 minutes.Turn around backwards for the next 2 minutes. C.Start over at the beginning.Start over at the beginning D.All of the above.All of the above.

14. Good Job Home Next Congratulations!!!! You finished this section. Click the Home button to navigate back to the home screen and choose another section.

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16. Compass Games Compass games can come in all forms. You can incorporate a compass in almost any activity you do. It is also a great life skill to have as you grow up and begin to use directions when driving. Directions are something that everyone struggles with at first. The more you experience identifying directions the better you will be at reading maps, legends, and other forms of directional resources. First you will learn the parts of the Compass. Make sure to study all parts as you could be quizzed later on in the presentation. ? Home Next If your stuck and don’t know what to do click “Next”

17. Parts of the Compass Know these parts: Orienting Arrow Orienting Lines Compass Housing Magnetic Needle Base Plate Direction-of- Travel Arrow Back Move On Home

18. Checkpoint Hello again, you just went over the parts of a compass. I know what your thinking, “I don’t need to know the parts of a compass.” Well you do!! This will help when you actually get your hands on a real compass. Now is the time to ask any questions. (Click Checkpoint to Move On)

19. Directions For the next slide make sure you have studied the parts of the compass. You can click the back button to go back and review each part. There will be black boxes placed around the perimeter of the compass. Select the correct box that corresponds with each question. If you click the wrong box the questions will not come up in order and you know you have made a mistake. No big deal. Just continue on. Back Move On

20. Find the Orienting Arrow. Find the Base Plate Find the Direction- of-travel Arrow. Find the Compass Housing. Find the Orienting Lines. Find the Magnetic Needle. Home ? ? ? ? ? ? Congratulations!!!! You finished this section. Click the Home button to navigate back to the home screen and choose another section. Move On Click the black boxes with the question marks.

21. Geocaching Move On Home Geocaching -is a free outdoor treasure hunt that can be accessed all over the world. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using smartphone or GPS and can then share their experiences online. This is a great way for students to explore a new way of adventure education. With the abilities to read a GPS you will be able to do new things that involve direction, navigation, and other forms of GPS use. It also allows you to interact at a global level. If your stuck and don’t know what to do click “Move On” ?

22. Rules of Geocaching If you take something from the geocache, leave something of equal or greater value. Write about your find in the cache logbook. Log your experience at www.geocaching.com. www.geocaching.com Next Home

23. 8 Steps-To Setting It Up 1.Register for a free basic membership. 2.Visit the “Hide & Seek a Cache” page. 3.Enter your postal code and click “search.” 4.Choose any geocache from the list and click on its name. 5.Enter the coordinates of the geocache into your GPS Device. 6.Use your GPS device to assist you in finding the hidden geocache. 7.Sign the logbook and return the geocache to its original location. 8.Share your geocaching stories and photos online. Next Home

24. Latitude and Longitude Latitude Lines: Horizontal mapping lines on Earth are lines of latitude. They are known as “parallels” of latitude, because they run parallel to the equator. Latitude lines are a numerical way to measure how far north or south of the equator a place is located. Equator is the starting point for measuring latitude. Longitude Lines: Vertical mapping lines on Earth are lines of longitude, known as “meridians.” Longitude lines are a numerical way to show/ measure how far a location is east or west of a universal vertical line called the Prime Meridian. Click when you get finished reading. Move On

25. Checkpoint Hey, hey, hey there. Now that you know what Geocaching is you are probably as excited as I am to go try it out. It’s so much fun I can hardly wait. Before you get started on the real deal I want to make sure you know your latitude and longitude lines a little better. Answer the following questions as asked. (Click Checkpoint to begin) On the next page is a map of the united states. I’m going to give you a coordinate and you are going to select the correct state at which the point falls. Click next to begin. Next…

26. NorthNorth West What State is 45 degrees North and 100 degrees West? 1.North DakotaNorth Dakota 2.North CarolinaNorth Carolina 3.South DakotaSouth Dakota

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29. NorthNorth West What State is 40 degrees North and 90 degrees West? 1.IndianaIndiana 2.IllinoisIllinois 3.MichiganMichigan

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32. NorthNorth West What State is 45 degrees North and 120 degrees West? 1.OregonOregon 2.WashingtonWashington 3.UtahUtah

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35. High Ropes High Ropes: courses are meant to challenge your personal development and team building by providing an outdoor activity that consists of high and low elements. Low Elements: More basic, normally taking place on the ground rather than up in a tree. High Elements: Harder, normally taking place in a tree or telephone pole. Move On Home ? If your stuck and don’t know what to do click “Move on”

36. Examples of Different Elements Move On

37. Move On What type of element would this be? High Element Low Element

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40. Move On What type of element would this be? High Element Low Element

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