SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON PLAN 12

Name: Ellen & Timothy

Topic: Preparation for trip lesson 2
Lesson No: 12

Subject: Outdoor Adventures

School: St Mary of the Angels
Duration: 50 minutes (Double)

Date:
Year level: Year 9

Learning Purpose/Learning Intention/Rationale:

The intention of this lesson is to get students organised for the final preparation prior to the
camp. Learning how to pack and bag, set up a Trangia and borrow school gear required for
the camp, final preparations.

Victorian Curriculum- F-10 or VCE focus (if VCE applicable)

Victorian Curriculum (F-10)

- Plan and implement strategies for connecting to natural and built environments to
promote the health and wellbeing of their communities (VCHPEP131)

- Evaluate the historical significance of an event, idea, individual or place

(VCHHC128)
Success Criteria / Learning outcomes:

Students will need to able to learn how to safely operate a Trangia and how to pack a
hiking pack. Students will also be required to have gear checked and hire out school gear.

Assessment:
- Students will be assessed on their engagement and participation
- No assessment in this lesson other than engagement and participation.

Procedure:

Time for Teacher activities: Learner activities:

each step
 Whole lesson will be in the gym to allow
for room and gear room equipment.

Engagement: Engagement-
20
minutes Task 1 Task 1
Teacher will show Trangia demonstration to
students, going over the process and key Students will learn to set up
safety features (all of these will be reminded Trangia’s and be safe whilst
whilst out in the field) doing so, in order to cook out
Cooking circle, no crossing and cooking in in the field.
pairs. Students are to go outside with the
teacher and set up a Trangia circle be given a
Trangia in their pairs and practice setting up
the Trangia safely and lighting it (teacher
lights it) students will just boil some water.

Procedural steps:

40 Task 2 Task 2
minutes Get in tent pairs or threes
In a big circle in the gym the teacher is going Students are to show teacher
to go through all of students gear and see the gear and organise their gear
quality (snow camps gear needs to be and organise what they need to
quality) borrow, write it on a piece of
paper and hand it to the teacher
Gear check when they finally come
around. Then teacher can loan
Lend students them those pieces of
equipment and make note of
(sleeping bags, stoves, tents, jackets,
who takes what as they can
sleeping mats and head torches).
keep record of it.

Organise this for the class, mark off who

takes what.

Task 3

20 Watch pack demonstration

minutes Task 3
Teacher to demonstrate and explain the best
way to pack a back to maximise the room
and to protect your gear, keep it dry.
Practice packing pack, each
time gets better and you have
done some research on this in
your assignment.
 Get students to have a practice of doing this.
Go around and help students with particular
aspect they might be struggling with
Task 4
10minutes The last 10 minutes if for students to ask any
questions before camp next week.
Available via email over the rest of the
week/weekend.
Answer all questions and pack up gear.
Conclusion:
Task 5 Summary
Summary of the lesson preparation lesson
5 minutes filled the inclusion of outcomes and aims of
the lesson and clear links. Make sure
students know what they need and don’t
need for camp in the following week.
-Note students need to bring back notes and
bring in gear to camp the next week.
Ask for help if needed, work in
pairs and split gear you are
sharing.
Task 4
Students to ask any remaining
questions
Contact teacher with any
further questions
Pack up gear.
Task 5 summary
Students are to pack and listen
the summary of the key
outcomes and aims of the
lesson and what should have
been learnt. Students are to
understand what they need to
bring and not bring on camp.
Note students need to bring
back notes and bring in gear to
be inspected for the following
week.
Teacher’s resources:
- Laptop
- Gym
- Gear room
- Notes on topic
- Camping equipment
- Pens and books
- Lesson plan Hiking pack and trangias.
-

Catering for inclusion:

-Help students that may not understand and send how the information for student’s
parents.
-Students are in pairs practicing packing hiking bags, getting gear and using Trangia’s.

Students’ resources:
- Books
- Pens
- Equipment list.
- Gear to be inspected
- School gear (outdoor gear).

Extension activities:
No extension activities are given in this lesson.

Learning space set-up: The use of the indoor gym to organise gear and check gear.