Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Mighty Mountains
Did You Know?
Climbing Mount Everest is a dangerous mission, so climbers rely on the Sherpa people from Nepal. Because they have lived in the area for hundreds of years, the Sherpa people are experts when it comes to the local mountainous terrain. Sherpas play a crucial role in preparing the mountain for other climbers by stretching ropes and placing ladders across deep crevasses. One of the most perilous sections of the climb to the summit is the Khumbu Icefall, a constantly shifting glacier that can collapse without warning.
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Word Challenge
The word ‘mountain’ ends with the letters ‘-ain.’
Write a list of words that also end in ‘-ain’.
Example:
rain, maintain, …
Grammar Challenge
Copy the following sentence, adding the necessary punctuation marks.
As the rickety ladder swayed over the gaping crevasse the Sherpa yelled Step lightly and trust your balance
Number Challenge
Fact: Mount Everest has a height of 8,849 metres.
Calculate the difference between the largest and smallest number that can be made from the above digits.
Critical Thinking
If you could ask the sherpa in the photograph just one question, what would it be and why?