SACE Stage 2 Outdoor Education case studies
SACE Stage 2 Outdoor Education · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Outdoor Education is one of the Stage 2 subjects listed by the SACE Board of South Australia. Stage 2 is shown as Year 12, and Stage 2 assessment arrangements include school assessment and moderation, and external assessment. The SACE Stage 2 Outdoor Education case studies are 5 cases and about 4,763 words.
1Four Days Out: Auditing a Folio That Reads as Description
Mia has four days to finalise her folio for a three-day bushwalk completed three weeks ago in the Adelaide Hills. Her current evidence is: a route card with grid references and estimated leg times; a risk assessment rating 11 hazards on a 5×5 likelihood–consequence matrix; a gear list copied from a hiking blog with no annotations; two journal entries, one describing camp setup finishing at 4:40 pm in failing light and one describing a wrong turn at a saddle; and a summit photo.
910 words, about 5 min2Wind Building, Two Cold Paddlers, One Wet Hatch
Day 2 of a four-day sea-kayak journey on a coastal inlet. Nine students and two instructors are paddling eight single kayaks and one double.
1,015 words, about 5 min3The Substituted Quadrat: An Investigation That Overclaims
A student investigates: 'Does a formal walking trail reduce trampling damage in a conservation park?' Method: five sites spaced along a 2 km trail; at each site, three 1 m² quadrats (on-trail, 1 m from the edge, 5 m from the edge); measured soil compaction by penetrometer drop, vegetation cover percentage, and litter cover. Two sampling days were lost to rain.
862 words, about 4 min4Re-Time and Justify: A Route Plan That Fails on Contact
A student submits a route plan for a two-day bushwalk in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Day 1 is 14 km with 1100 m of ascent and 600 m of descent.
982 words, about 5 min5Total Fire Ban: Making the 6:30 am Call
A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the second day of a three-day walk in the Flinders Ranges. The forecast is 38 °C with north winds of 20–25 km/h and a late change.
994 words, about 5 min