| How
the body uses O2: |
PBS
- We depend on air for our survival. More specifically,
we depend on oxygen. Without it, we would die. But
with it, we thrive. Enough oxygen must reach the tiny
cells throughout our body to feed them, giving them
the energy necessary for life. As the NOVA mountaineers
climb ever higher up Mt. Everest, their bodies must
try to get enough oxygen to their cells, despite the
thin air at extreme altitude. But sometimes, no matter
how fit the body, it falls victim to the effects of
low oxygen—fatigue, hyperventilation, fainting,
or worse. |
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/exposure/body.html |
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| Lifecycle
of a glacier: |
PBS
- At first glance, it may seem that the life cycle
of a glacier couldn't be more straightforward: snow
accumulates at the high end of a glacier, and the
ice that the snow turns into flows downhill until
it melts, evaporates, or falls into the sea. Well,
it turns out that a biography of your average glacier
is more eventful than that, as you'll discover when
you follow the journey of a single snowflake as it
takes a ride through a glacier, a process that can
take as much as 30,000 years to complete. |
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mtblanc/glacier.html |
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| You
can climb any mountain: |
National
Geographic - It is important to encourage
young children to think about what it takes to be
really good at an activity, whether schoolwork, a
sport, or a hobby. In this lesson, students will think
about the skills and qualities required to be a good
mountain climber and read about renowned climber Ed
Viesturs and his experiences in the Himalaya mountains,
especially Mount Everest. Finally, students will consider
how studying mountain climbing has taught them about
what it takes to be good at their own favorite activities. |
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/gk2/climbmountain.html |
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| The
Geography of Ascent: |
National
Geographic - In this lesson, students will
explore what it would be like to climb one of the
Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent:
Aconcagua, Denali, Mount Elbrus, Mount Everest, Mount
Kilimanjaro, Puncak Jaya, and Vinson Massif. They
will become familiar with the world's biomes and learn
that biomes change not only with latitude but also
with elevation. |
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g35/climbascent.html |
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| The
Physical and mental effects of climbing: |
National
Geographic - As students learn more about
human biology, they should be encouraged to see examples
of how the human body reacts to various "real-life"
situations. This lesson asks them to investigate the
things that happen to a person’s body as he
or she ascends a mountain. Students will consider
the effects of high altitude on a climber's mental
state and will read about why renowned climber Ed
Viesturs has decided to climb without supplemental
oxygen. |
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/climbeffects.html |
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| Introduction
to the Yukon: |
Natural
Resources Canada - This lesson introduces
students to the value of the online Atlas of Canada
as a research tool while interpreting information
about the physical and human characteristics of the
Yukon Territory. |
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http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/lesson_plans/
elementary_school/yk_es.html |
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| A
Tour of the Life of a Glacier: |
National
Snow and Ice Data Center - Most of the world's
glaciers are found near the Poles, but glaciers exist
on all of the world's continents, even Africa. Australia
doesn't have any glaciers; however, it is considered
part of Oceania, which includes several Pacific island
chains and the large islands of Papua New Guinea and
New Zealand. Both of these islands have glaciers.
The glacier story starts with the Growing Years of
a glacier. |
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http://nsidc.org/glaciers/story/ |
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| Sir
William Logan: |
Natural
Resources Canada – Mount Logan is named
after this famous individual who founded the Geological
Survey of Canada. |
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http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/hist/logan/index_e.php |
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| Glaciers
+ Icebergs: |
Discovery
Education – Students will understand
the following:
1. As glaciers move, they create a variety of patterns
on landforms by a process called glacial scraping.
2. The scraping patterns left by a glacier depend
on how the glacier moved over the landform.
3. The evidence of glaciation left by glacial scraping
provides clues to the climate in a particular place
over a long period of time. |
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http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/iceberg/ |
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| Body
Systems – Surviving Extremes: |
Discovery
Education – Students will examine the
potential health dangers of mountain climbing in high
altitudes and deep-sea diving; and write a health
and safety column for a fictional magazine about extreme
outdoor sports that explains the risks involved in
these activities |
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http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/survivingextremes/ |