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Pbs Learning Media: Body Breakdowns at High Altitudes

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This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Surviving Denali" Web site details the variety of ways the body can fail while climbing a high-altitude peak.

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Concepts
body temperature, hypothermia, mountain climbing
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Additional Tags
altitude sickness, changes in body temperature, frostbite, oxygen deficiency, snow blindness, oxygen deprivation, teachers' domain, wgbh
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)