Wildlife and Habitat Studies 10, 20, 30

(a)	Investigate materials (e.g., stone and bone) used by Indigenous people to create traditional knives.
(b)	Demonstrate safe knife procedures, such as: only use a sharp knife; avoid the “circle of blood” (i.e., the area within the radius of the arm and blade length combined) of someone holding a knife; carve with elbows on knees; work with knife outside the “triangle of death” (i.e., triangle between knees and torso); cut away from self and gripping hand; sheathe knife after use; and, properly pass knife to someone.
(c)	Compare types of knives for safety features (e.g., locked and fixed blade).
(d)	Identify parts of knives, including the spine, blade and finger guard.
(e)	Discuss the use and functionality of different types of knives (e.g., bush, kitchen, hunting and filleting).
(f)	Categorize knives according to their construction, such as: folding knife; fixed blade; grind types (e.g., flat grind, scandi grind); and, steel options (e.g., stainless, high carbon, Damascus).
(g)	Discuss the consequences of inappropriate or unsafe knife use, including harm to self or others (e.g., cuts and injuries) and harm to the environment (e.g., carving initials into trees and stripping birch bark for fire starter from a live tree).
(h)	Explain how to identify a serviceable knife blade (e.g., sharp or dull).
(i)	Practise safe knife skills with basic knife craft projects (e.g., whimmy diddle, curl sticks and carving wood).