Lesson 5: The Final Race

How can you effectively plan out your team's strategies for the challenge?

Checkpoint
Strategy
Perseverance
Finish Line

Standard 4: Develops personal skills, identifies personal benefits of movement, and chooses to engage in physical activity.

(DOK 4) Based on today’s race, create a modified strategy your team would use if the weather conditions were extreme.

(DOK 2) How did your team's morale affect your physical performance during the hardest part of the race?

Adventure racing mirrors the "real world" by requiring participants to manage limited resources, communicate under physical stress, and navigate unfamiliar territory. It teaches students that the fastest person isn't always the winner; the person who can plan, adapt, and work with their team usually comes out on top.

Adventure Racing is boring because it isn't a sport

Create groups with varying skills and abilities

Students will demonstrate teamwork, cooperation, and communication to complete the challenge.

Students will explain how they could have adjusted or modified their team's efforts to be more successful.

Checkpoint punches

Race Passports

Clue Envelopes

Two-way radios