Analyse Lesson 6
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
should collect
Who/What
you
Sentence
You should collect some sticks.
Add Detail: brackets for parenthesis
(aim for around 45cm in length)
Collect a number of thin sticks
_______________________________________________
and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Re-read
Build
(aim for around 45cm in length)
_______________________________________________
Collect a number of thin sticks
Check
and push them into the mound by 30cm.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
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Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
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Combine?
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Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
spread
Subject
fire
Sentence
The fire spread quickly.
Add Detail: subjunctive form
If the fire were left unattended,
________________________________
it could spread quickly.
Re-read
Build
it could spread quickly.
If the fire were left unattended,
________________________________
Check
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Let's take a quick look at how the Example Text is presented and the features it has
The Example Text has...
Title
Paragraph
Numbered steps
Imperative sentences
Present tense
Text structure
Features
Surviving in the Wild: Snow Shelters
Treacherous Tundra
There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Title
Paragraph
Present tense
Imperative sentences
Click on Click off
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Knowledge 5-8 in the Example Text?
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Let's work in:
Stations
Pairs
Groups
Brackets for parenthesis
Let me show you
Drag the extra information in the brackets to add the parenthesis to the sentence.
(to maximise safety)
Mark out the boundary using sticks __________________.
Brackets for parenthesis
Let's find and discuss
Treacherous Tundra
There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
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Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Brackets for parenthesis
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Headings and sub-headings
Let me show you
Join the sub-heading to the most accurate definition.
Treacherous Tundra
A section about how to build trenches and tunnels
A section about the dangers a tundra environment can present
Tree Base Snow Shelter
A section about how to use trees for shelter
Snow Trenches and Tunnels
Check
Headings and sub-headings
Let's find and discuss
Tree Base Snow Shelter
After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
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Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Headings and sub-headings
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Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Technical language
Let me show you
Drag the technical vocabulary into the correct sentence.
protection
foliage
hypothermia
Exposure to extreme cold can cause .
The tree will offer sufficient from snowfall.
Cover the branches with thick such as fir boughs.
Reveal
Technical language
Let's find and discuss
Tree Base Snow Shelter
After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Technical language
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Conjunctions
Let me show you
Drag the best conjunction to link the detailed ideas.
when
whilst
but
Not only are snow trenches and tunnels simple to make, they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements.
Reveal
Conjunctions
Let's find and discuss
Treacherous Tundra
There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
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Which one shows brackets used correctly to indicate parenthesis?
A Collect some sticks aim for (around 45cm in length and push) them in.
B Collect (some sticks aim for around 45cm in length) and push them in.
C Collect some sticks (aim for around 45cm in length) and push them in.
Check
True or False?
Headings and subheadings do not help to organise information.
True
False
Which One's Right?
What are technical words and phrases used for?
A To make the writing sound dramatic.
B To inform the reader about specific facts.
C To confuse the reader with difficult vocabulary.
D To describe a character’s feelings in a story.
Yes or No?Are these conjunctions?
A when
Yes
No
No
B if
Yes
Yes
C under
No
D but
Yes
No
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 5-8 in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
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Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Snow Trenches and Tunnels
These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements.
Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade.
Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches.
Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs.
Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
Snow Trenches and Tunnels
These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements.
Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade.
Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches.
Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs.
Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
Quinzhee
A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete.
Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high.
Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface.
Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks.
Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
Quinzhee
A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete.
Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high.
Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface.
Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks.
Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
If the fire were left unattended,
________________________________
it could spread quickly.
Tree Base Snow Shelter
After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Tree Base Snow Shelter
After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Treacherous Tundra
There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Treacherous Tundra
There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Snow Trenches and Tunnels
These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements.
Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade.
Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches.
Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs.
Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
hypothermia
protection
foliage
(aim for around 45cm in length)
Collect a number of thin sticks
_______________________________________________
and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Quinzhee
A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete.
Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high.
Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface.
Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks.
Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
Snow Trenches and Tunnels
These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements.
Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade.
Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches.
Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs.
Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
but
Quinzhee
A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete.
Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high.
Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface.
Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks.
Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
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Analyse Lesson 6
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
should collect
Who/What
you
Sentence
You should collect some sticks.
Add Detail: brackets for parenthesis
(aim for around 45cm in length)
Collect a number of thin sticks
_______________________________________________
and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Re-read
Build
(aim for around 45cm in length)
_______________________________________________
Collect a number of thin sticks
Check
and push them into the mound by 30cm.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
spread
Subject
fire
Sentence
The fire spread quickly.
Add Detail: subjunctive form
If the fire were left unattended,
________________________________
it could spread quickly.
Re-read
Build
it could spread quickly.
If the fire were left unattended,
________________________________
Check
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Let's take a quick look at how the Example Text is presented and the features it has
The Example Text has...
Title
Paragraph
Numbered steps
Imperative sentences
Present tense
Text structure
Features
Surviving in the Wild: Snow Shelters
Treacherous Tundra There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Title
Paragraph
Present tense
Imperative sentences
Click on Click off
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 5-8 in the Example Text?
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Let's work in:
Stations
Pairs
Groups
Brackets for parenthesis
Let me show you
Drag the extra information in the brackets to add the parenthesis to the sentence.
(to maximise safety)
Mark out the boundary using sticks __________________.
Brackets for parenthesis
Let's find and discuss
Treacherous Tundra There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Brackets for parenthesis
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Headings and sub-headings
Let me show you
Join the sub-heading to the most accurate definition.
Treacherous Tundra
A section about how to build trenches and tunnels
A section about the dangers a tundra environment can present
Tree Base Snow Shelter
A section about how to use trees for shelter
Snow Trenches and Tunnels
Check
Headings and sub-headings
Let's find and discuss
Tree Base Snow Shelter After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Headings and sub-headings
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Technical language
Let me show you
Drag the technical vocabulary into the correct sentence.
protection
foliage
hypothermia
Exposure to extreme cold can cause .
The tree will offer sufficient from snowfall.
Cover the branches with thick such as fir boughs.
Reveal
Technical language
Let's find and discuss
Tree Base Snow Shelter After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Technical language
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Conjunctions
Headings and sub-headings
Technical language
Brackets for parenthesis
Conjunctions
Let me show you
Drag the best conjunction to link the detailed ideas.
when
whilst
but
Not only are snow trenches and tunnels simple to make, they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements.
Reveal
Conjunctions
Let's find and discuss
Treacherous Tundra There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Reveal
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Conjunctions
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Question Quiz Time
Secret Selector
Team Competition
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Tick Me
Which one shows brackets used correctly to indicate parenthesis?
A Collect some sticks aim for (around 45cm in length and push) them in.
B Collect (some sticks aim for around 45cm in length) and push them in.
C Collect some sticks (aim for around 45cm in length) and push them in.
Check
True or False?
Headings and subheadings do not help to organise information.
True
False
Which One's Right?
What are technical words and phrases used for?
A To make the writing sound dramatic.
B To inform the reader about specific facts.
C To confuse the reader with difficult vocabulary.
D To describe a character’s feelings in a story.
Yes or No?Are these conjunctions?
A when
Yes
No
No
B if
Yes
Yes
C under
No
D but
Yes
No
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 5-8 in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Snow Trenches and Tunnels These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements. Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade. Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches. Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs. Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
Snow Trenches and Tunnels These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements. Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade. Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches. Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs. Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
Quinzhee A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete. Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high. Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm. Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface. Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks. Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
Quinzhee A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete. Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high. Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm. Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface. Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks. Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
If the fire were left unattended,
________________________________
it could spread quickly.
Tree Base Snow Shelter After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Tree Base Snow Shelter After heavy snowfall, a simple shelter can be made using the lowest hanging branches of a conifer tree. Clearing a bowl-shaped hole around the base of the tree will provide protection from high winds and predators whilst the tree will offer sufficient protection from further snowfall. This method might be especially helpful if you have no access to equipment.
Treacherous Tundra There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Treacherous Tundra There are few environments that can test your survival skills as severely as a windswept tundra. Exposure to extreme cold can cause hypothermia, a medical condition caused when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it (when your core temperature drops below 35˚C). Finding shelter in these treacherous conditions can be the difference between life and death. Read on for guidance on a variety of different shelters that could just save your life.
Snow Trenches and Tunnels These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements. Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade. Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches. Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs. Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
hypothermia
protection
foliage
(aim for around 45cm in length)
Collect a number of thin sticks
_______________________________________________
and push them into the mound by 30cm.
Quinzhee A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete. Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high. Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm. Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface. Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks. Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.
Snow Trenches and Tunnels These are perfect when there is deep snow. Not only are they simple to make, but they are also highly effective at protecting intrepid adventurers from the elements. Step 1: Mark out your trench shape (remember that your trench needs to be deep enough for you to move around comfortably) and carefully start digging. When you are satisfied with the depth, consider carving steps, benches and even beds with a shovel, or a spade. Step 2: Lay strong lengths of wood across the trench (each end should be at least 30cm beyond the trench edge) then fill any gaps with smaller branches. Step 3: Cover the branches with thick foliage such as fir boughs. Step 4: Add a final covering of snow on top, then mark out the boundary of your trench shelter using sticks (to maximise safety).
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Quinzhee A cross between a snow hole and an igloo, yet easier than both to make! This shelter requires two or more people to build and will take approximately half a day to complete. Step 1: Mark a circle in the snow large enough to fit two people lying down then pile up a mound of snow inside the designated area approximately 1.8m high. Step 2: Shape the mound by packing the snow down, then leave for an hour or two to harden. Meanwhile, collect a number of thin sticks (aim for around 45cm length) and push them into the mound by 30cm. Step 3: Start digging out the entrance of the shelter and widen the gap with a shovel. Whilst one person digs further inside the structure, the other should remove the extracted snow and use it to strengthen the exterior surface. Step 4: Inside, carefully excavate the ceiling snow using a small shovel or your gloved hands until you make contact with the sticks. Step 5: Once the inside is complete, gently remove the sticks and create a breathing hole in the top.