Science - What i would take to a desert island

THE ICECAPS HAVE MELTED. MOST OF THE LAND IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN FLOODED AND YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE ON A BOAT IN THE MIDDLE OF KNOW WHERE. YOUR BOAT IS SUDDENLY STRUCK BY A STORM AND YOU BECOME SHIPWRECKED ON A SMALL ISLAND. YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO SELECT 20 ITEMS FOR YOUR GROUP. A SECOND BOAT IS TRAVELLING NEAR YOU BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU FOR 1 MONTH SO YOU NEED TO GATHER ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO LAST FOR A MONTH.

In your group you need to:

1. Make a list of the 10 things you are going to collect.
2. Draw a map of the island.
4. Draw and label the activities you will be involved with.

• Renewable energy sites ( wind, solar, hydro, )
• Living / shelter
• Growing food
• Write 3 sentences about how your group is going to live for the next month.

When you are drawing your map you need to list 4 places you can have renewable energy sites.

10 things i would keep.

1. Plastic bottle (i know how to make a filter)

2. A pocket knife

3. First aid kit

4. Gun and amunition

5. Axe (better than a saw because it has more uses)

6. Flint and steel to make fire (not matches or lighter because they run out)

7. A big pot for cooking

8. A sun hat

9. Sturdy leather shoes

10. Emergency torch ( solar power, winder, radio)

This is my island design. I think it is pretty good because it has coconut trees, a bridge over a stream, hills and wild animals.

How i survived on the island.

The first thing i would need to do is find clean water. i walked around the island a bit to see what i could find and there was a river that separated the island into two parts. I chopped down a tree with my axe so i could get across to the other side. The river water looked ok to drink but a made a filter with my plastic bottle to make sure.

The next thing i need to do is get food. There were coconut trees where i was shipwrecked and they have coconut milk and food in them. I would also hunt for some food.

I would also need to make shelter first to stop the sun from hitting me and getting sunburnt but also for somewhere to sleep and incase it rains. If i make the roof out of leaves or an old tarpoline that we found i could collect water from the roof to drink.

At night i need to make a fire to keep mosquitoes away and to cook food and signal for help. Im will be able to cook craps, shark,fish, crayfish, seaweed, clams, mussells and any birds or rabbits i might catch.

If there was any cows or goats i could milk them and i could eat birds eggs.

Renewable energy

If you had access to any materials you wanted how would you make renewable energy for your island?

1. Solar panels. I would put these near the beach so they arent in the shade in the sunniest part of the island.
2. Wind turbine. I would put this on the highest point of the island facing where the wind comes from.
3. Wave power generator. I would put this out at sea where the biggest waves are.
4. Water wheel. This would go by a big waterfall in the river. The water pushes it around when it falls on it. I hook it up to an old washing machine.

What food would you grow on your island?

Spinach, coco for chocolate, Brocholi, banana, feijoa,grapefruit, potatoes, sweet potato, peas,