Please look over my debate speech for me :p

So at school we have this project and it's a big part of our grade. It's where you have to research stuff so you can survive on an island for 30 days...

we get to bring 5 items

we have teams and im doing protein, everyone is assigned a different job

its a debate so like if i have missing information or if my plan doesn't work im gonna let my whole team down :(

or like something that won't work

so if you have experience in these things pls help

if there's anything that will make me die on the island pls tell me-

im not really concerned about grammar tho

but if there're grammar mistakes pls tell me

(also i have a slideshow so some parts might not make sense)

ok here's the speech:

Hi my name is Zoe and I am doing protein.

The items we are bringing are the pot, inflatable raft, flint fire starter kit, mini hatchet, and the fishing kit.

Protein

Every cell in the body needs protein. Without protein, your cells won’t be able to repair themselves. If you go without protein for a long period of time, it can cause you to lose muscle mass, which cuts your strength.

It’ll make it harder to keep your balance, leads to thinning hair, stress, poor sleep, and slows your metabolism.

Calories

If you don’t eat enough, your body will start breaking down muscles to release the glutose inside. It is because you don’t have enough calories so your metabolism slows.

Boys require two thousand eight hundred calories a day and girls require two thousand two hundred. The whole team will need fifteen thousand six hundred per day.

Mackerel

Mackerel is great to catch because it is easy and makes a great dinner. One mackerel has about 230 calories.

The great thing about mackerel is because you can catch it from a boat, pier, or shore without a tackle. The best way to catch mackerel is by hurling out a string of feathers or using mackerel itself for bait.

The best time you can catch mackerel is dusk or dawn during high tide.

Gutting a fish

To gut a fish, you first need to bleed it out by piercing it at the head. This isn’t mandatory, but it makes the process a lot less messier. Next, you remove the scales by scraping it with the back of a knife, and cut off the fins. After that, you find the small hole at the bottom of the fish and insert the knife there, and run the knife along the bottom. You then scoop out the guts inside, and run it under water to wash out the blood. Then, you remove the head, and cut along the bone. During this step, you need to take your time and go slowly so you can cut directly on the bone. You then repeat on the other side, remove the bone, cut into smaller pieces and you’re done.

Cooking the fish

Mackerel usually takes about 20-30 minutes to fully cook. If you want to check if it’s cooked, you make a cut in the thickest part of the fish.

Mussels

Mussels are easy to find along the coastline, but they are often in the impact zone. The impact zone is where an ocean swell becomes a breaking wave. Before going to find mussels, you should check the tide and make sure it’s the low tide.

You should try to harvest on the side of a boulder where there is a low chance of a rogue wave hitting you.

Cooking Mussels

To cook the mussels, you fill the pot up with water and bring it to a boil. Then you dump in the mussels and cover. You stir about every 3-6 minutes until the mussels open wide. Each mussel has 146 calories.

Salt

You can boil saltwater to make salt. This works because salt has a much higher boiling point than water, so it takes so much longer to make it evaporate. When you’re done, the salt won’t be dry but it will come out as a sludge. To dry it, you just put it on a leaf and leave it there under the sun.

Tidal Traps

The intertidal zone is a coastal area that is underwater during high tide, but then is exposed to air during the low tide. When the tide comes in, the fish swim over or around the trap. When the tide recedes, the walls will prevent the fish from swimming out.

Here is a diagram of how they work.

Traps

To make a trap, you first find a suitable stick that is straight and about one centimeter thick. You then sharpen the end of the first one and carve a groove into the second one. You make the first one fit inside the second one by using a knife to carve it. Then you push the stick that has the sharpened point into the ground next to a bendable tree branch.

Next, you attach the second stick onto a piece of string and tie it to the branch, and then leave a loop of string hanging there. When the animal puts weight on the string, it’ll activate the trap and catch the animal. You can place food there to increase the chances of an animal stepping there.

The Ossel Hitch Knot

First you put the string over the stick, turn the stick and cross the string over. Then you turn in the opposite direction and put the string over again. Finally, you tuck the string behind the second turn, and put it through the first. We will use the fishing line from the fishing kit, because it’s clear and animals won’t see it.

Agouti

Agouti and other similar rodents will usually taste like what they eat, and forget about the rats you’ve seen in movies. Agouti like to eat fruits, nuts, and seeds. Many other animals like capybara like to eat fruits, nuts, and cane, and they are healthy and delicious.

Cooking the agouti

Coconut oil can usually be substituted for most cooking oils with a ratio of one to one. You put it in the pot and cook for 25 minutes, take the lid off and cook for 5 minutes more. You then add coconut oil and braise for an hour and a half.

Snare traps

Snare traps are often used because they are easy to make and set up. All you have to do is get a piece of wire, tie a loop at the end, and slide the other side of the wire through. You then tie it to someone an animal has been before. You can locate these places by finding tracks and droppings. Animals have a very keen sense of smell, so you can cover your hands in mud before making it. We can use the fishing line instead of wire or string.