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1. Guide to Poisonous Plants
2. The High Altitude Medicine Guide
3. How to Build a Proper Campfire
4. Hypothermia
5. Making a Shelter : Ignacio's Cohune Palm Shelter
6. Mushrooms : Fungus -- Edible and Poisonous!

Guide to Poisonous Plants
http://www.vth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/report
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You are in the wilderness and you are starving. You see a plant and wonder if you can eat it or not? This site will tell you. If you need a large database of plant information and pictures, this is a good place to go. The information is accurate and well summarized. It shows each plant's definition with a large full color photo of the plant. Each category of the plant's information is put into its own column to make the page easier to read. For a look inside dangerous and poisonous plants, come to Colorado State University's Guide to Poisonous Plants.

• Student Author: John K. and Seth R.
• Teacher: Jodi Steidl
• This site helped Jodi Steidl's class answer the question(s) "What skills do we need to acquire to survive in the wilderness? It also helped us prepare for our Survival field trip."
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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The High Altitude Medicine Guide
http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/water.html

This site is very informative, with real, useful information about water purification. You can be sure it is accurate because it is written by a real medical doctor. It provides you with easy-to-understand water purification methods, such as adding iodine and boiling. This site is easy to navigate, and the graphics are well done. It also includes a bibliography and an extensive page about the website and its creators. Anyone looking for information about water purification would find this site useful. [Note: Click on "Water Treatment Methods" for specific information about water purification.]

• Student Author: Scott K. and Matt M.
• Teacher: Jodi Steidl
• This site helped Jodi Steidl's class answer the question(s) "What do we need to know about water and purification for trips we may make in the Wilderness? It also helped us to prepare for our Survival field trip."
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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How to Build a Proper Campfire
http://www.michcampgrounds.com/campfire.html

Do you ever imagine your-self sitting next to a roaring campfire? On this web site, you can learn how to easily build a perfect campfire. It has great graphics and it is easily readable. The content is very accurate and the navigation is great. After looking over this web-site, you will surely know how to build a blazing campfire.

• Student Author: Sella I. and Ben M.
• Teacher: Sarah Waddell
• This site helped Sarah Waddell's class answer the question(s) "What skills do we need to acquire to survive in the wilderness? It also helped us prepare for ourSurvival field trip."
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Hypothermia
http://www.orcv.org.au/

It may not be the largest or the most well known site about hypothermia, but that doesn't make it any less informative. This site, sponsored by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, is very useful for learning about the symptoms, causes, and prevention of hypothermia. It includes helpful pictures showing what to do in situations where hypothermia presents a problem. [Note: Click on the links to "Hypothermia 1" and "Hypothermia 2" on the left-hand side of the screen to find this information.]

• Student Author: Jessalyn B. and Andrea S.
• Teacher: Karen Smith
• This site helped Karen Smith's class answer the question(s) "What skills do we need to acquire to survive a variety of mishaps in the wilderness? It also helped to prepare for our winter survival field trip."
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Making a Shelter : Ignacio's Cohune Palm Shelter
http://www.caske2000.org/survival/sheltercohune.htm

If you think building a shelter is hard, think again. This site tellsexactly how to build a shelter from cohune palms. Detailed instructions and colorful pictures make the site very useful. Contrasting colors makes looking at this site pleasing to the eye. All the links work and have been recently updated. I would recommend this site to people interested in adventure in the outdoors.

• Student Author: Samuel H.
• Teacher: Jodi Steidl
• This site helped Jodi Steidl's class answer the question(s) "What skills do we need to acquire to survive in the wilderness? This site also helped us prepare for our Survival field trip."
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Mushrooms : Fungus -- Edible and Poisonous!
http://www.oxford.net/outdoors/Odds&Ends/mushrooms.html

Have you ever seen a mushroom and wondered if it was poisonous? Well, this site will tell you everything you want to know about mushrooms and the author! An easily navigated site, it gives loads of information and is also very colorful. It is made by John A. Vance and is sponsored by RAFTEC computer service. We would recommend this site to anyone who wants to become a mushroom expert.

• Student Author: Claire K. and Sadhana M.
• Teacher: Karen Smith
• This site helped Karen Smith's class answer the question(s) "What skills do we need to acquire to survive in the wilderness? It also helped us prepare for our Survivalfield trip."
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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