Grand Canyon-tightrope

Grand Canyon
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COLORADO RIVER
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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 4 videos.

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Grand Canyon
river?
COLORADO RIVER

Slide 1 - Slide

rafting, hiking, helicopter flight
The gorge is a mile deep.
It's a very long walk so you need....

  • plenty of water
  • sun cream
  • hiking shoes
  • shelter / clothes for the night

Slide 2 - Slide

As you walk down you see different colours of rock. That is because..
A
THE SUN HAS FADED THE COLOURS
B
THE COLORADO RIVER HAS CUT OUT THE ROCK
C
AIR POLLUTION HAS DAMAGED THE ROCK
D
TOURISTS HAVE STOLEN PIECES OF ROCK

Slide 3 - Quiz

rafting, hiking, helicopter flight
The canyon is  277 miles long.
What equipment do these people miss....

  • life vests    when falling overboard
  • helmets   when they might crash against a rock

Slide 4 - Slide

This sport is called WHITE water rafting because...
A
mostly white people do this sport
B
water has a white colour.
C
the air bubbles in the water make it look white
D
it's so scary you turn white

Slide 5 - Quiz

rafting, hiking, helicopter flight
The helicopter flight is the most expensive.
Do the virtual tour on the next slide for free!

Slide 6 - Slide

Watch a clip (in parts)

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

What two things made Nick's crossing even more dangerous?

Slide 9 - Open question

Slide 10 - Video

How high was Nick?
Two possible answers...

Slide 11 - Open question

What made the crossing harder?
A
There was more wind than he expected.
B
It was much colder than he expected.
C
The cable began to sway.
D
His jeans were too tight.

Slide 12 - Quiz

Slide 13 - Video

Where is Nick planning to do his next crossing?

Slide 14 - Open question

death defying means
A
that you die if you do it
B
that you could die if you do it.
C
that people do this if they want to die.
D
that all risk of dying is ruled out.

Slide 15 - Quiz

His walk was ' filled with prayer'
this means
A
He was talking to God while crossing.
B
He had gone to church before he crossed
C
His wife was praying while Nick was crossing
D
He carried a bible while crossing.

Slide 16 - Quiz

Nick 'inched his way across' means
A
he ran as fast as he could.
B
the crossing was only an inch wide.
C
he went very slowly.
D
the walked an inch and then took a pause.

Slide 17 - Quiz

There was 'no shortage of nailbiting moments' means
A
his nails were too long to get a good grip.
B
Nick was on the short side to do the crossing.
C
people were bored and started to bite nails.
D
there were a lot of exciting moments.

Slide 18 - Quiz

If he gets PERMISSION he will do another crossing. another word for permission is ...
A
approval
B
authorization
C
clearance
D
a veto

Slide 19 - Quiz

Slide 20 - Video

grand canyon

Slide 21 - Mind map

Slide 22 - Link

Read the text
 Tightrope across the Grand Canyon
do exercises 17/18/19

Slide 23 - Slide