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Expedition EquipmentFor our Jungle to the Sea Expedition we are exploring the rainforests and coral reefs of the country of Belize, in Central America, by the Caribbean Sea. Expeditions require various types of equipment. The type of equipment required depends on a number of things that include: season, weather, altitude, locations, duration, etc.We will be scuba diving, hiking, and climbing. All the these things must be considered as we plan on the equipment we will need to make complete our expedition. Think about past explorers and their expeditions. What were the pieces of equipment these explorers took with them? If these same explorers were making their expeditions today what are the modern pieces of equipment that these explorers probably take with them? COBRA Kayak COBRA TRAVELER KAYAK - This special sit-on-top boat is specially made for traveling. This kayak separates into three sections. Each section section is checked in at the airport as luggage! When we arrive we snap the sections together and we have a complete kayak! The sit-atop design allows us to easily get on and off the kayak to scuba dive. PADDLES - We are the kayak motors and the paddles are our propellers. Kayaks paddles have paddles on both ends to make paddling easier and faster. Our Cobra Kayak paddles separate into four pieces so they can fit inside the Traveler kayak.
MASK - This covers our eyes and nose lets us see clearly underwater.
NIKONOS UNDERWATER CAMERA LENSES - Nikonos underwater cameras have different lenses that can be changed for taking pictures of very large things (like manatees) very small things, or things very close up. THESE LENSES CANNOT BE CHANGED UNDERWATER! SEA & SEA HOUSING FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - A special metal case that the digital camera goes inside. This case allows us to take the camera underwater and take the digital pictures that you see in our daily expedition journals. UNDERWATER STROBES - Special camera flashes designed for use with the underwater cameras.
NIKON CAMERA LENSES - Nikon cameras have different lenses that can be changed for taking picture of very large things, very small things, things far away or things very close up. FILTERS - Filters screw onto the front of the camera lenses. Filters can protect the camera lenses from scratches, reduce glare from the sun (like sunglasses for camera lenses), add colors to our pictures, and allow us to do special effects photography. FLASHES - Special strobe lights that allow us to take pictures in the dark, in the shade, or in dim light. TRIPOD - A 3-legged stand that we can attach our camera to for taking pictures.
Computer Equipment
FLOPPY DISC DRIVE - A device that allow our computer to read from and record on computer floppy disks. (Our computer has a removable floppy disc drive.) CD-ROM DRIVE - A device that allow our computer only to read from CD-ROM's. Our CD-ROM drive can read computer CD-ROM's and also play music CD-ROM's and computer games CD-ROM's, too.(Our computer has a removable CD-ROM drive.) |
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