EXPEDITION PREP - PLANNING AND PREP
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
What does it take to plan a 2-year, overland expedition through Africa?
- Introduction: What is overlanding? Why go overlanding? Who goes overlanding? Why does the Tire Tracks team want to go overlanding in Africa? Is it safe?
- Planning: How do you start planning for an expedition? How long has the Tire Tracks team been preparing for their journey? What does a typical day look like for them on the road? What languages do you need to know?
- Route Planning: Route analysis; How to get to Africa, How Tire Tracks planned their route; Possible routes across Africa; Tire Tracks current route
- Travel Documents:
- Entry requirements: What is a visa? Why do you need a visa? How do you get visas? Fun Facts; What visas will the Tire Tracks team need?
- Vehicle documentation: Carnet de passage, How do you get a carnet? International Certificate, Insurance
- Personal documentation: International License, vaccination certificates, health/travel insurance
- Gear packing and preparation: What do you bring with you? What is the Tire Tracks team bringing with them?
- Budgeting and Finances: Why is budgeting important? What do you spend money on?
- Vehicle preparation – See vehicle section
TEACHER TOOLKIT
Lesson Plans, Activities & Handouts
- Budgeting & Math Conversions: The Tire Tracks team needs your help! ; Student handout
Submitted by: Tire Tracks team
- Introduction to Religion - Includes an introduction to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, as well as two comparative exercises
Submitted By: Gary Flossmann, Daniel Webster Middle School, California, USA
- Introductory Unit Plan for Africa: Geography (teacher information)
• Lesson 1: Where is Africa? (final activity of lesson related to Prep & planning)
Submitted By: Angela Beerman from Metairie Park Country Day School, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
- Planning an expedition
Submitted by: Tessa Willy, Langford Primary School, London, UK
- Water usage Submitted By: Tire Tracks team
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Useful tips, advice and related discussion
Use parts of this content to liven up a lesson, or introduce a subject, e.g.
- Introduction to planning and preparing for large projects
- Use route planning a theme to introduce geographic concepts (e.g. climate, land types, infrastructure, etc.)
- Use as word problems to have students solve math problems
Topics for classroom discussion and writing assignments
- How do you plan holidays and what do you bring? How does that compare to planning an expedition?
- Do you ever make a budget for something? How can a budget help manage your expenses?
- Why is it easier to some countries that it is other ones? Is that the same for everyone? How difficult is it to enter your country?
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Links to content on the Kids website
- Bi-weekly reports - Many of the bi-weekly reports highlight different aspects of the team's planning process.
- 31 Oct 2005 - Team checks on their route (climate, rainfall), and visas required.
- 17 Oct 2005 - Team's sketch and discussion on the the storage units being built in the back of the car. Also, team plans ahead for the expected toliet facilities available.
- Photos - Many photo galleries are available that show the different preparation work.
- Video clips - Also, many video clips show the team explaining their expedition preparations.