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Survival Training for Scouts, on the Gaelic Wolf Scouting Site. and the archived page
Basic Survival Training for Scouts

Lost in the Woods Child Survival K-7 by the Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia and Mike Doyle

ScoutWeb (South Africa) Backwoods and Survival Resources [PDF Files]

Backwoods Cooking (58Kb):

More Backwoods Recipes (12Kb) Recipes for cooking on a fire without implements, including spud egg, potatoes, bundu mielie, fiji oven, kebabs, fish, twisters, dampers and more.

Backwoods Shelters (100Kb) Survival shelters constructed from natural materials

Traps and snares (44Kb) Nooses and deadfall traps for capturing animals in a survival situation, and rules for using traps

Water Filter (40Kb)

Solar Still (40Kb) For collecting water in dry regions, or obtaining drinking water from dirty or salty water

Finding North and South (20Kb) Finding direction using the stars (Southern Cross) or using the sun and a watch

Diseases of the Outdoors (25Kb) Bilharzia, Typhoid, Malaria, Mountain Sickness, Leeches

Cloud types (100Kb) Different types of clouds including cirrus, nimbus, cumulus, stratus

Poisonous Snakes (240Kb) Puff adder, berg adder, horned adder, cape cobra, rinkhals, black mamba, green mamba, boomslang

Pro-Plan Charts about Backwoods and Survival
Pro-Plan Chart 25: Knife Craft;

Pro-Plan Chart 30: Purifying Water;

Pro-Plan Chart 53: Ground-to-Aid signals;

Pro-Plan Chart 61: Tracking;

Pro-Plan Chart 62: Tracking

The Guide to Safe Scouting. An excellent reference covering all manner of topics including Adult Leadership, Aquatics, Camping, Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco abuse, Emergencies, 1^st Aid, Firearms, Sports & Outdoor Activities and more. PDF DOWNLOAD

Kid’s Wilderness Survival Primer. Very nice manual for kids who aren’t quite the woodsmen they thought they were when they went into the woods. If only Hansel & Grettel had read this manual first...!

Web Weather for Kids! Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids!

KIDS' LIGHTNING INFORMATION AND SAFETY Hello. My name is Sabrina. I was struck by lightning. My mom and dad were hit too. We were hiking in a forest at the Grand Canyon and got caught in a storm. We hid in a side canyon until it stopped raining. Then we headed back to the car. My mom saw little birds flying and we stopped to look at them. We were all holding hands and WHAMO. I was so scared that I ran all the way back to the car. We were very lucky because we were not badly hurt. Since we were struck, I have been learning about lightning. I think that if we had known more about lightning, we would have known what to do and what not to do and we might not have been struck.

Going Around in Circles Probably not appropriate for kids under 12!! To scientists who study them, twisters are the most fascinating storms on Earth. Let's say they're right ... and take a gander at the wild, whirling winds.

The Food and Drug Administration teaches children about animals, food safety, medical devices, tobacco and vaccines through interactive lessons and games.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration page, discover information about weather, climate change, earth science, oceanography and space.

Central Intelligence Agency offers news, games, and tips on crime detection and prevention. The Federal Bureau of Investigation offers similar information in two formats: FBI Kids (kindergarten-5th grade) and FBI Youth (6th-12th grades).

NASA will give students a crash course in our solar system, black holes, comets and more.

FirstGov for Kids

Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun and don't forget to bookmark us!

Arts Careers Computers Fighting Crime

Fun Stuff Geography Global Village** Government

Health History Homework Money

Music Plants and Animals Recreation Safety

Science and Math Space State Sites Transportation

** Global Village is not a NWO collection of articles (for those of you who are worried about that. There are so many fascinating facts to learn about other kids - whether they are next door, in the next state, or in the next country. These links are wonderful tools to learn about others. Who knows - maybe you'll make a new friend!

What You Might Feel in a Disaster Advice for children involved in a disaster

Lost in the Woods Handout available here for download in .pdf format from SARBC.

Welcome to FEMA for Kids! I'm Herman, the spokescrab for the site. This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid. A story about my search for a disaster-proof shell is great reading, too! Disasters aren't fun, but learning about them is!

Kids Weather links The Web's Best Kids Weather Links By Illiniweather

ScienceMaster.com is a science and education portal for students, parents and teachers that provides resources, news and information, links, columns, learning galleries. Focusing on K-12 it is easy to use, easy to navigate, clear and concise information in all the major areas of science. This site has a full section on weather, lightning, electrical storms and related matters as well as information on earthquakes, volcanoes and tidal waves.

Sparky the official mascot of the nonprofit National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), made his Internet debut in September 1998 as host of an interactive website designed to teach kids and their families about safety.

Articles for Adults

Helping Children Cope With a Disaster Preparing for a disaster and coping with it afterwards can sometimes be difficult for children and their families. Children may be frightened by the disaster itself, or be upset by disruptions that a disaster might cause in their daily routines or their relationships with parents, teachers, and friends. It is not unusual for children to show changes in behaviors that may be signs or symptoms of distress or discomfort following a disaster.

Children's Wood proofing by Dr. Kenneth Hill.

Lost in the Woods program.

Helping Adolescents cope with Disaster A major disaster may have a number of effects on adolescents in this age group, depending on the extent to which it disrupts the family and community. In addition to stimulating fears about their own vulnerability and the possible loss of their family, it may also threaten their growing independence because of the family's need to pull together

» Children Changed by Trauma: A Healing Guide

» Download the Complete Adventures of Julia & Robbie
En Español, 6.7 Mb PDF English, 2 Mb PDF

» After a Disaster: How to Help Child Victims

» Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Childcare Provider Should Know

» The Nature of Fire

» Fire Escape Planning

» Holiday Fire Prevention

» Teaching Children Fire Safety

» Home Electrical Fire Prevention

» Bedroom Fire Prevention

» Home Fire Prevention

» Rural Fire Safety and Prevention -- Fire-safe Landscaping Can Save Your Home

» Rural Fire Safety and Prevention -- Fireplace and Home Fire Safety

» How to Talk to Children about the Threat of Biological Warfare or Terrorist Attack

» FEMA Training Courses for Educators

» Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

» How Schools Can Become More Disaster Resistant

» Young Americans Prepare: Becoming Disaster Ready

» Building A Hurricane Proof House Activity

» Plywood House Fire Model

» Lesson Plans and Fire Prevention Test -- prepared by Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Fire Department

» Investigating Community Preparedness Exercise

» Masters of Disaster Quiz Bowl

» Parents Guide to the Internet

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FirstGov for Kids
Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun and don't forget to bookmark us!
Arts	Careers	Computers	Fighting Crime
Fun Stuff	Geography	Global Village**	Government
Health	History	Homework	Money
Music	Plants and Animals	Recreation	Safety
Science and Math	Space	State Sites	Transportation
** Global Village is not a NWO collection of articles (for those of you who are worried about that. There are so many fascinating facts to learn about other kids - whether they are next door, in the next state, or in the next country. These links are wonderful tools to learn about others. Who knows - maybe you'll make a new friend!