KINES
100 • section I1
outdoor adventure
kines
100 syllabus
kines 100: extra credit
backpack
equipment list
cold weather clothes
cold season
inline safety
leave no trace
snorkle/ scuba
trail tips
trip planning
x-country skiing
ski sizing
belay techniques
basic climbing principles
KINES
107 • section A1
canoeing
kines
107 syllabus
kines 107: extra credit
Extra Credit Projects
All Extra Credit Projects are worth between 5-10 points depending on the quality of work. Students may do as many Extra Credit Projects as they would like and may make up their own projects on different topics as long as the guidelines listed in the following projects are similarly followed. All Extra Credit Projects are due the day of the final exam.
Extra Credit Project #1
Plan a detailed canoe trip to a specific location.
Guidelines:
1. List all the details of your trip. Who is going? Where are you going?
How many are going? What type of paddling are you going to be doing? How
many days? What is the experience and ability of your group? What is the
time of year or season you will be out? Section of the country?
2.
What emergency information should be gathered? Who should you make this
information available to? Emergency phone numbers? What other emergency
planning should be done? Do people know first aid? CPR? Rescue techniques?
List first aid items and other rescue gear that might be needed.
3. Give a detailed listing of the equipment and
gear that will be needed by your group. Be specific about group gear,
individual gear, and/or the particular gear needed for the type of canoeing
being done i.e. flatwater canoe trip, river canoe trip. Renting equipment?
Costs for gear and equipment.
4. Travel information? Shuttle of vehicles, gear
or people? How to get to the desired location. Are permits needed? Fees?
5. What other things should be done to prepare for
such a trip?
Instructional classes, exercising and training?
6. What are the plans for food and lodging? What
is needed?
7. What are the rules and regulations of the area/location where
you are going?
8. List and detail other considerations which are
not be mentioned
above that might be needed for your trip.
Extra Credit Project #2
Outdoor Recreation on the Internet :Search the World Wide Web for
the following subject: Canoeing
Choose the 15 most interesting and informative sites for the subject using
the following guidelines and list them with a brief comment on the quality
of the information presented.
Guidelines:
1. Look for the most recently written with the most up to date information
on the subject.
2. What is the content? Is it detailed enough to adequately inform the
reader about the subject? Does it list places to go, discuss equipment,
or cover the subject in general. Try to find a variety.
3. Are the pictures, graphics and/or figures and text informative,
instructional and/or of good quality?
4. Is this web site easy to use? Easy to find?
5. Rate the web sites listing the your top ten.
6. List all the sites you visited but comment on only fifteen.
Extra Credit Project #3
Explain the differences in canoe design, shape, construction and materials
for the following types of paddling: flatwater tripping, river canoeing,
racing and general recreational.
Guidelines:
1. Look for the most recently written books, magazines, etc. with
the most up to date information on the subject.
2. Explain why each boat design makes it fit with a certain type of
paddling.
3. Include facts, figures, drawings, pictures and other data.
4. If available include the cost of purchasing a canoe for each type
of paddling.
5. What kind of canoe would you like to own? Which type of paddling do
you prefer?
Extra Credit Project #4
Outdoor Recreation Bibliography:
In the ALS library find a number of books on the following subject:
Canoeing
Select the best ten(10) books using the following guidelines and list
them in bibliography form with a brief comment on the quality of the information
presented.
Guidelines:
1. Look for the most recently written and published books with
the most up to date information on the subject.
2. Read the book and look at the way it is presented. Is it easy to read?
Does it teach the topic well?
3. Is the content correct and detailed enough, and does it adequately
cover the subject matter? Does it inform the reader thoroughly about the
subject?
4. Are the pictures, graphics and/or figures informative and instructional?
5. Rate the books as a Top Ten list. Next, select the book which you think
would be a good text for the Kines 107 Canoeing course and
support your reasons.