Practice choosing safe behaviors for outdoor adventures, including hiking, weather awareness, hydration, buddy systems, and emergency planning.
Read each problem carefully. Write your answer in complete sentences when needed. Use safe and respectful choices for outdoor activities.
Staying safe while hiking, playing, and exploring outdoors
Physical Education - Grade 4-5
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Before going on a class hike, your teacher asks everyone to name one safety rule. Write one important outdoor safety rule and explain why it matters.
- 2
You are packing for a sunny outdoor adventure. List three items that can help protect you from the sun.
- 3
During a hike, you notice dark clouds and hear thunder far away. What should your group do next?
- 4
Circle the safest choice: A. Run ahead to finish first. B. Stay on the marked trail. C. Climb over a warning fence.
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Why is it important to bring water on an outdoor adventure, even if you do not feel thirsty at the start?
- 6
Your friend wants to pick and eat berries found beside the trail. What should you say or do?
- 7
Look at this safety situation: A student has untied shoelaces before walking on rocky ground. What should the student do before continuing?
- 8
Explain the buddy system in your own words and describe one way it helps during outdoor activities.
- 9
You are playing a game in a park. The ball rolls into the street. What is the safest action to take?
- 10
Name two clothing choices that are good for a cool weather outdoor adventure and explain why they help.
- 11
A trail sign says, 'Stay off wet rocks.' Explain why this rule is important.
- 12
Put these steps in the safest order for starting an outdoor adventure: check the weather, tell an adult the plan, begin the activity, pack needed supplies.
- 13
During an outdoor activity, a classmate says they feel dizzy and very hot. What should you do?
- 14
Study the map of a park trail. The group is at the picnic area and needs to reach the nature center. Write one safe way to use the map during the walk.
- 15
Write a short safety pledge for outdoor adventures. Include at least three safe behaviors you will follow.