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Mountaineer's Survival Guide
Kind of Activity:
Research
Objective:
Students will research a relevant medical condition that pertains to the book and present their findings to the class.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2
Structure:
A number of things can go wrong with the human body as it exerts itself at such high altitudes: among the very prominent health issues that arise on Everest are frostbite, HAPE, and HACE, in addition to any gastrointestinal distress that may arise from traveling to a foreign land.
Students will divide themselves into groups of four or five. They will select one acute health problem discussed in the book (e.g., those...
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