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Glacier Works: Explore Everest and Rivers of Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is an interactive site to explore the world of Mount Everest and allows you to discover more about glaciers, rivers and the people of the Greater Himalaya.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Measuring Elevation Past and Present

For Teachers 6th - 8th
One of a series of lessons created to accompany the film The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, which explores the attempt by George Mallory in 1924 to reach the top of Mount Everest. His body was discovered 75 years later. In this...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Sir Edmund Hillary

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, along with his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everest: Test Your Brain Under Low Oxygen Conditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Everest" Web site lets you take the same brain quizzes that researchers have used to test the brain function of climbers on Mount Everest.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an 11- page PDF about Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer's book about his experience climbing Mount Everest. It includes a short summary of the book, a biography about the author, book reviews, discussion questions, an interview with...
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PBS

Nova Online: Everest Birth of the Himalaya

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn more about the tallest mountain in the world. This page is part of an entire site dedicated to Mount Everest.
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PBS

Nova Online: Everest Climb

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the arduous route of Mallory and Irvine (and the 1999 NOVA crew) up the North Face of Mt. Everest. View 360 degree panoramic images of various high camps along the way, and one from the summit itself at this site.
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Read Works

Read Works: Going Up a Mountain

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about climbing Mount Everest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Forensics and Dna Profiling

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how DNA profilers analyze bits of tissue to identify human remains. From the NOVA: "Lost on Everest" Web site.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: From Gas to Rust: Measuring the Oxygen Content of Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth's atmosphere, the ocean of air that blankets the planet, is mostly nitrogen and oxygen, with small amounts of other gases. How much oxygen is present in air at sea level? Is air high up in the Appalachians or Rockies? Atop Mount...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Geography of Nepal

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers geographic facts about Nepal, including descriptions of terrain, land use, and natural hazards. Nepal contains eight of the world's ten highest peaks.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Sir Edmund Hillary

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the biography and life of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary on this website. Learn about the first man to climb Mount Everest.
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2 Go Mt. Everest

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and brief description of the tallest mountain in the world.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Nepal

For Students 3rd - 8th
Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Jumping Spiders

For Students 9th - 10th
Jumping spiders contain over 5,000 species making Salticidae the largest of the spider families. They are widely distributed over the planet and can even be found up Mount Everest. Learn more about jumping spiders in this...
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Sharon Wood

For Students 6th - 8th
Sharon Wood is the first woman to ever scale Mount Everest. There is a link here to her personal site.
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Mountain Institute: Learning About Mountains, Explore Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mountain Institute provides information on three areas: Andes, Appalachians, and the Himalayas. Find resources on conservation, the mountain ecosystems, and the culture of the areas.
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Geographic

Photius Coutsoukis: China Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Photius Coutsoukis provides a geographical examination of the current geography of eastern China.

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