Arctic Passage
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Student Handout
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Icy Survival
Your
team has been assigned to drill ice cores 40 kilometers from base camp. You
have been told that dangerous storms can happen without warning. You might need
to wait out a storm. Your team must decide which items to put in each of your
individual packs so that each team member could survive in severe weather for
24 hours. Choose carefully—your life might depend on it!
Procedure
Read the list of possible items and decide which are essential or not
essential. Use the "Antarctic Conditions Fact Sheet" to help make decisions.
Your main goals are to:
- protect your body temperature
- ensure a source of fluids
- ensure a source of calories
As a group, decide which 10 essential items you will bring. Each pack must
contain:
- the same eight items per individual agreed on by all group members
- two additional items which will be shared by the group; these two items
should be different for each member's pack
Possible items for survival pack
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Essential
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Not
Essential
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Why?
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camera/flashlight |
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matches |
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drill |
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show shovel/ice saw |
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tent |
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sleeping bag |
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1/2 loaf bread |
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snowshoes |
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journal/pencil |
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backpacking stove/kerosene |
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1/2 gallon water |
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cheese |
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beef jerky |
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book |
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chocolate bar |
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picture of someone you love |
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mittens/socks/face mask |
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gorp (nuts and raisins mix) |
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signal mirror |
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rifle |
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thermal sleeping pad |
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blanket |
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suntan lotion |
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insect repellant |
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dehydrated food |
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cup/spoon |
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individual first-aid kit |
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pot and pan set |
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sledgehammer |
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radio with spare batteries |
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toilet paper |
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