FCE WEBQUEST: Lost at sea! TASK 1

Lost at sea: Escaping a watery grave.

Introduction:The facts

●You and your team have hired a yacht.
●None of you have any previous sailing experience, and you have also hired an experienced skipper and a two-person crew.
●As you sail through the Southern Pacific Ocean a fire breaks out and much of the yacht and its contents are destroyed.
●The yacht is slowly sinking.
●Your location is unclear because vital navigational and radio equipment has been damaged.
●The yacht skipper and crew have been lost while trying to fight the fire.
●Your best guess is that you are approximately 1000 miles South West of the nearest mainland.

TASK 1

●You have salvaged a four man rubber life raft.

●The total contents of your combined pockets amounts to a packet of tissues, a wet smartphone and 3 $5 notes.

●You and your friends have managed to save the following 16 items, undamaged and intact after the fire.

YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL WILL DEPEND UPON YOUR ABILITY TO RANK THESE  16 ITEMS IN THEIR RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. GOOD LUCK!

Use the suggested web pages, and any others you decide to investigate, to research how important these objects really are in an emergency situation like this one. When you have collected sufficient information, work together as a group and rank the 16 items in order of importance. Present your ranking in Powerpoint giving a brief explanation for each choice made. 

Salvaged items:

1. Sextant
2. Small transistor radio
3. Shaving mirror
4. 7 square metres of opaque plastic sheeting
5. Mosquito netting
6. Shark repellent
7. 20 litre can of water
8. ¼ litre rum
9. 2 cases army rations
10. 5 metres nylon rope
11. Maps of the Pacific Ocean
12. 2 boxes of chocolate bars
13. Floating seat cushion
14. Fishing kit
15. 8 litre can of oil/petrol mixture
16. An Oar

Resources

You may use any of these web pages, or any that you yourselves may find BUT do not cut and paste or copy large chunks of texts.

Be yourselves. Be creative: Be smart. Be original. Survive!

• http://crisistimes.com/sea_survival.php
• http://www.survivaliq.com/
• http://www.survivalskillstoday.com/Hot-Tip-Howto-Survive-on-a-Deserted-Island.html
• http://dsc.discovery.com/survival/
• http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/11/eight-survivaltips-if-youre-lost-at-sea
• http://dsc.discovery.com/survival/games/life-death-sea/life-deathsea.html
• http://www.wildernesscollege.com/basic-survival-skills.html
• http://www.aircav.com/survival/asch16/asch16p02.html
• http://www.caske2000.org/survival/survivesea.htm