Mount Everest

• Humanities
• Special Education

Learning objective

I am learning about Mount Everest and why it is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. 

Success Criteria

  How will I know if I have had a successful lesson?

I will be able to recognise Mount Everest as one of the Seven Natural Wonders

I will understand where Mount Everest is located

I will understand why Mount Everest is a Natural Wonder

Guanabara Bay

Victoria Falls

The Grand Canyon

The Great Barrier Reef

The Paricutin Volcano

Mexico

Brazil

USA

Australia

Africa

Name as many facts about any of the Seven Natural Wonders as you can

Where is Mount Everest?

Mount Everest is mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, 

On which continent is Mount Everst located?

1. Africa
2. North America
3. Asia
4. Australia

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on our planet.

True

False

How tall is Mount Everest?

1. 29 feet
2. 290 feet
3. 2900 feet
4. 29,032 feet

How many school buses is that equivalent to?

1. 20
2. 200
3. 2,000
4. 220

Mount Everest keeps on growing

True

False

The air at the top of Mount Everest has less what....

1. Carbon Dioxide
2. Nitrogen
3. Water
4. Oxygen

The family of mountains that Mount Everest belongs to is known as the....

1. Alps
2. Andes
3. Himalayas
4. Rockies

How many countries does Mount Everest spread across?

1. 1
2. 5
3. 10
4. 100

What is the weather like at the top (the summit) of Mount Everest?

1. warm
2. cold
3. tropical
4. sunny

TASK

See if you can find out the answers to any of these questions by doing some research on Mount Everest...

How many people have reached the summit?

How cold is it at the top?

What is base camp?

Spinner

Time to reflect on what you've learnt . . .

Success Criteria

  How will I know if I have had a successful lesson?

I will be able to recognise Mount Everest as one of the Seven Natural Wonders

I will understand where Mount Everest is located

I will understand why Mount Everest is a Natural Wonder