a geography outdoor learning activity

1. OUTDOOR LEARNING ACTIVITY

2. Argument
 Wherever you are in nature, on a journey or a trip, you
need to learn how to orient.
 Orientation means to establish the position of the
place where you are, the position of the place where
you want to go and the direction of travelling,
according to the Cardinal points.
 There may be situations when we don’t have a map or
other means of orientation that could help us. So, we
have to manage with whatever we can find around us.

3. Objectives
 O1- The practice of the acquired knowledge and skills
in real life situations.
 O2- The correlation of the geographical terms with
specific geographical elements directly observed (on
the field)
 O3- To show the position of the identified elements,
using Cardinal points.

4. Instructions on the activity
 Setting goals
 Presenting the activity
 Research
 Setting ways of performing the activity
 Scientific observation
 Gathering the facts
 Conclusions

5. The natural orientation means may be:
1. The polar Star – it indicates North

6. 2. The Sun – at noon, between 12.00-12.30, it
always indicates South. At sunrise, it indicates East
and at sunset, West.

7. 3. The moss on the trees or on the rocks always
indicates North.

8. 4. The entrance in the birds’ nests shows South.

9. 5. Snow lasts longer on the North part of the mountains,
buildings, trees etc. and it melts down faster on the
South part.

10. 6. Trees have cracked, wet bark on the North and on the
fir tree bark, you can find more resin on the South.

11. *Other orientation means:
1. The Orthodox churches have their altars headed East
and their entrances headed West.
2. The crosses in cemeteries are at the West of the
graves.

12. Artificial orientation means:
1. The magnetic compass

13. 2. The map

14. 3. The GPS (Global Position System)

15. Conclusions:
 The outdoor learning activity gave the students the
possibility of walking, of developing their
imagination and of better understanding the
benefits that nature provides us.
 The way in which this activity happened
stimulated the students to closely observe the
environment, to cooperate and to practice their
knowledge.

16. THANK YOU!