Title: On Top of the World: Everest
Topics: Mount Everest, mountain, Nepal, Tibet, Sherpas, Sir Edmund Hillary, climber, summit
Subject: Social Sciences, Language Arts, Science, Mathematics
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
URL: http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/
fellows/Morten/webquest/kmmindex.html
Overview: Students
are presented with the following situation: A seventh-grade boy and
his father are trying to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the world's
highest mountain. Assuming the roles of Biographer, Researcher, and
Survival Expert, students work in teams to create a newspaper or newsletter
about the climb. In their articles, students must include specific
background information related to their roles. For example, the Biographer
writes about the challenges faced by past and present Mount Everest
climbers; the Researcher writes about the mountain itself; the Survival
Expert describes the methods and skills mountain climbers need to
survive such an expedition. Each student also must react to two articles
about other expeditions to Everest; each student chooses the format
to use (such as a Power Point presentation or oral report) for his
or her response.
Note: Please note the following changes in the Resources
section.
Article by Lois Lewis
Education World®
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05/21/2003
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