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Beginning Orienteering

Class Description:

After learning the definition and history of orienteering, students learn parts of the compass and how to set and follow a bearing. Distance measurement is taught through individual pacing and applied math skills. Students will demonstrate skills while on a course for 1 hour and 20 minutes. These skills will be applied to map work and the outdoor ethic they can help people attain in this outdoor recreation class.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Beginning Orienteering class, students will be able to:

  • Measure a distance by pacing.
  • Find a bearing by reading a compass, sighting an object and walking until reaching a designated point that was initially out of sight.
  • Explain how to use a compass, when lost in the woods, to find their way to a known spot.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

Wolf Ridge has aligned the Center's entire curriculum to Minnesota Department of Education Academic Standards. As the primary student audience at Wolf Ridge is from 4th-12th grade, the matrices address these grade levels. Teachers may request that their students focus upon a specific benchmark while attending Wolf Ridge. The Wolf Ridge Curriculum Standards Matrix addresses benchmarks in

  • Science
  • Math
  • History and Social Science
  • Language Arts
  • Arts

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

  • Problem solving, decision-making and risk assessment are skills which empower us to reach goals.
  • Challenges provide opportunities for learning and growth.
  • Human powered sports promote healthy people and environment.
  • Using physical skills allows us to reach remote natural areas and gain a sense of place.
  • We all have the potential for physical activity and can improve our skills with patience and practice.
  • See entire Wolf Ridge Curriculum Framework

 

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Time
3 hours total
2 hours outdoors

Audience
4th grade - adult

Activity level
Ridge course: easy
Valley course: moderate

Travel
Ridge course: 1/2 mile
Valley course: 1-1/2 miles

Total uphill travel
Ridge course: 50 feet
Valley course: 300 feet