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Navigation Lab Read a field cue — the noon sun, the Big Dipper, moss on a trunk — then PREDICT which way is north. Find your way with no compass. 
Survival Lab Read a calm wilderness situation, then choose the MOST URGENT priority — the Rule of 3s: air, then shelter, then water, food last. 
Field-Skills Lab Build a debris shelter, layer a water filter, tie a bowline — by tapping the real steps in the right order. 
TrailForge Journey A path through every kit — clear each stop of real practice, then move on. All activities
Practice the skills
Navigation Lab Predict which way is north from a natural cue, then check — natural navigation with no compass. Survival Lab Choose the most urgent priority in a wilderness situation — the Rule of 3s keeps you safe. Field-Skills Lab Shelter, water filter, bowline — tap the real steps in the right order. Frame before insulation. Teach the Cast Teach an outdoor skill to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick.
Practice & play
Mixed Practice A short round across the kits you have played — brought back to make it stick. TrailForge Sprint A calm speed round on what you already know. Timer optional, no penalty for a miss. Trick Questions Brain-teasers with a twist — spot why the obvious answer is a trap. TrailForge Duel 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions, highest first-try score wins. Or open an online room. Progress Your levels, days active, and how each skill area is coming along — saved on this device. Progress report For grown-ups — a private on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas. Export a CSV or print.
Concept Kits — shelter, fire, water, navigation, first aid & Leave No Trace
Kit 1: Shelter Building Basics grades 4-5 · 25 questions · Outdoor Skills Kit 2: Navigation & Orienteering grades 5-6 · 25 questions · Outdoor Skills Kit 3: Knots & Rope Skills grades 5-6 · 25 questions · Outdoor Education Standards Kit 4: Wilderness First Aid grades 5-6 · 25 questions · Outdoor Education Standards Kit 5: Edible & Medicinal Plants grades 5-6 · 25 questions · NGSS MS-LS2 Kit 6: Campfire Skills and Fire Safety grades 5-6 · 25 questions · NGSS Kit 7: Weather Reading and Preparedness grades 6-7 · 25 questions · NGSS Kit 8: Leave No Trace Principles grades 5-6 · 25 questions · NGSS Kit 9: Water Sourcing & Purification grades 5-6 · 25 questions · NGSS.ESS2, NGSS.LS2 Kit 10: Wildlife Awareness & Safety grades gr56 · 25 questions · 5-LS2-1 Kit 11: Camp Cooking & Nutrition grades gr56 · 25 questions · 5-PS1-4 Kit 12: Terrain-Specific Survival grades gr67 · 25 questions · MS-ESS2-4 Kit 13: Signaling & Rescue grades gr67 · 25 questions · MS-PS4-2 Kit 14: Winter Survival Skills grades gr67 · 25 questions · MS-ESS2-6 Kit 15: Multi-Day Expedition Planning grades gr67 · 25 questions · MS-ESS3-3 Kit 16: Advanced Wilderness Navigation grades gr78 · 25 questions · MS-ESS1-1
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Way Navigation + orienteering -
Watch Weather reading + observation -
Shelter Shelter-building + warmth -
Tinder Fire-making, safely and leaving no trace -
Lash Knots and lashing / securing things right -
Tend Water + plants + body-care -
Graze Foraging with caution / know before you eat -
Cairn Marking the way for others, sparingly and only where needed -
Switchback The sustainable indirect climb -
Listen Trail-listening + land-respect
Ensemble stories — the cast together
What next? Pick a door
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