Climbing Mount Everest

Posted on April 24th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Complete this Climbing Mount Everest webquest. You will have to download the documents that have the questions to answer. Then just copy and paste them into the comments section or, if you have difficulties doing that, just print them and hand them in.

Mount Everest Webquest

Posted on April 24th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Please answer the questions in this Mount Everest Webquest. Go to the links to find the answers to the questions. Copy and paste the questions and type answers out on a Word document, and then paste them in the comments sections of this post. The Webquest says to complete it in groups of three, but [...]

Play Mount Everest Games

Posted on April 24th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Play these games and list three things you learn about Mount Everest in the comments section: Mount Everest Games and Fun Test Your Brain Millionaire Mountaineer Challenge: Himalayan Facts Climbing Everest Game Experience Everest

Make A Slideshow

Posted on April 24th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Using Bookr, please make a slideshow about any aspect of Mount Everest and/or mountain-climbing that we’re learning about — history, mountains around the world, famous mountaineers, equipment, etc. Post the link in the comments section. You might want to start your research here.

Body Disposal Form

Posted on April 14th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Before a person climbs Mount Everest, they must fill-out something called a “Body Disposal Form.” In this form, the climber says what they want done with their body if they die while they’re on the mountain. There are three choices — leave it on the mountain, have it cremated, or have it sent back home. [...]

Nepal

Posted on April 14th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Read about Nepal in these two places: Fact Monster National Geographic What do you find are the four most interesting pieces of information about Nepal and why do you find them interesting? Would you like to visit there? Why or why not?

One Of The First Two Climbers To Reach The Top

Posted on April 14th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first two climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest. Read this short biography of Hillary, as well as this interview with him. Why do you think he tried to do something no one else had ever done? If you had become as famous [...]

What Would You Have Done?

Posted on April 14th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Three years ago,  forty climbers at Mount Everest saw a man dying and passed him by without trying to help him.   They thought that reaching the top was more important. Please read a newspaper story about it here and then answer the questions:  If you were a climber and saw someone dying, what would you [...]

California Fourteeners

Posted on April 14th, 2010 in famous mountains by larryferlazzo

In mountain-climbing, a “fourteener” is a mountain that is taller than 14,000 feet. Look at this list of California Fourteeners. Follow the links to each one and learn more about them. If you had to choose one, which would you most like to climb and why? Yes, you have to choose one. Which one of [...]

Mountain-Climbing Slideshows

Posted on April 13th, 2010 in famous mountains by larryferlazzo

Watch these online slideshows about mountain-climbing and read the captions. List the five most interesting things you learn, and five things you’d like to learn more about: Climbing Kilimanjaro Mount Everest Slideshow Climbing The Matterhorn

Mount Everest Websites

Posted on April 13th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

Look at the Everest Websites on the ARW page of Mr. Ferlazzo’s Website. Which are the three you like the best and why?

Mount Everest

Posted on April 12th, 2010 in Everest by larryferlazzo

What is the highest physical place — mountain, volcano, a tall building — you have ever been on? Please describe it, when you were there, who you were with, and how you felt when you were there. Would you go there again? Why or why not? What are other tall places you’d like to visit?  [...]