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Extreme Physical Education | Wednesday | Period 1
When the students filed into the classroom today, they'd noticed a few well organized piles of scuba gear. Goggles, snorkels, flippers, swim caps, wetsuits and nose plugs were all there and all waiting to be used.
"Good morning," Fraser said, smiling at them all. "Today, if you couldn't tell, we're going to be snorkeling. Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually flippers. In simpler terms, it means using a snorkel -- "
He picked up a snorkel and showed it off. " -- to swim through water while not worrying about surfacing to breathe. It makes sightseeing things under the surface quite a lot easier. People can snorkel in shallow water and in deep water but that requires oxygen tanks and we're not going to go that advanced today. Today, we're going to be doing some very basic surface snorkeling. You'll need to don a wet suit, find a pair of goggles and a snorkel that fit you and a pair of flippers to make swimming easier. You're welcome to also use a swim cap and nose plugs if you feel the need."
Before they could all get geared up, Fraser demonstrated the proper way to equip the goggles, snorkel and flippers since those were the important pieces of equipment today. "We're going to be snorkeling in Dean's Blue Hole which is in the Bahamas. It's a gorgeous place so please take your time and enjoy yourselves. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to come and find me."
With that, he set the class loose on the gear and the simulation.
"Good morning," Fraser said, smiling at them all. "Today, if you couldn't tell, we're going to be snorkeling. Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually flippers. In simpler terms, it means using a snorkel -- "
He picked up a snorkel and showed it off. " -- to swim through water while not worrying about surfacing to breathe. It makes sightseeing things under the surface quite a lot easier. People can snorkel in shallow water and in deep water but that requires oxygen tanks and we're not going to go that advanced today. Today, we're going to be doing some very basic surface snorkeling. You'll need to don a wet suit, find a pair of goggles and a snorkel that fit you and a pair of flippers to make swimming easier. You're welcome to also use a swim cap and nose plugs if you feel the need."
Before they could all get geared up, Fraser demonstrated the proper way to equip the goggles, snorkel and flippers since those were the important pieces of equipment today. "We're going to be snorkeling in Dean's Blue Hole which is in the Bahamas. It's a gorgeous place so please take your time and enjoy yourselves. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to come and find me."
With that, he set the class loose on the gear and the simulation.
Fraser [EPE 03/23]