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 *Firebag Campfire Starter*

You can start a fire in windy conditions by lighting your match and kindling inside a paper bag.
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 *Take Better Campfire Photos*

A feature available on most digital cameras will allow you to take better campfire photographs.
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 *Hand Pressure & Uphill Walking*

When using the hands to assist in ascending a hill, pressure should be applied at the knee, not at mid-thigh.
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 *Candlelight Canoeing*

A night-time canoeing activity in which students paddle amidst floating candles.
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 *Sense of Direction Test*

A test that demonstrates the fact that humans do not have an innate sense of direction.
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 *Games - Eagle Eye*

An outdoor hide-and-seek variation that develops students’ ability to observe the natural environment.
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 *Cooperative Stalking*

An outdoor education activity in which students stalk behind a partner looking for signs of disturbance in the environment.
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 *Campfire Facts*

Some fun facts about campfires you can tell your students on their next outdoor trip.
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 *Cricket Thermometer*

How you can predict temperatures by counting a cricket’s chirps.
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 *Middle School Bouldering Cues*

A study that determined the number of teaching cues that should be used in a middle school physical education bouldering class, and what those cues should be.
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 *Hiking Orientation Tips*

Three things hikers should observe in order to maintain their orientation in the woods. Includes ideas for physical education outdoor education lesson plans.
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 *Wood Carrier from a Sweatshirt*

How to increase your students? firewood-carrying capacity by making a ?rewood carrier out of a sweatshirt

 *Tent Stakes for Rocky Ground*

Use an above-ground ?dead-man? when the ground is too hard for tent stakes

 *Tarp - Tie Down With a Rock*

Tie a knot around a rock folded into each corner of your tarp for strong, rip-free rope attachments.
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 *Sunset Estimator*

Line up your fingers against the horizon to determine the amount of time until sunset.