plan a Nepal Day to celebrate the successful summit of Mt.
Everest. Please note that a Nepal Day is also part of the Stairway
to Everest and Read Your Way to Everest activities.
(Preparation for Stairway to Everest begins
in this phase. Read your way to Everest began in Phase 2.)
3. Determine how you will evaluate this project and provide this
information to the students. Include your expectations.
4. Divide students into teams of two or three.
5. You will need access to a map of Nepal to help students determine
the exact location of the Everest 2000 team. Students may want to
make their own map of this region.
Activity:
1. The activity is to compare the culture of Canada to the culture
of Nepal. Discuss/brainstorm all of the topics that might be
included in the culture of a country. Write the topics on the
board or on a sheet of flip-chart paper.
2. Help students group these topics into larger categories.
For example:
Ethnic Groups
Basic Needs of the People - food, water, clothing, shelter
Religion
Education System
Health Care System
Recreation and Leisure Activities
History
Government
Technology - as it pertains to the Nepal Light Project
Impact of other cultures on the people of Nepal
Students may not come up with these exact categories. You may wish
to add to their list at the end of the discussion.
3. Assign teams of students responsibility for one or more of the
categories shown above.
4. Provide students with detailed instructions - what to find and
how to organize the information. For example, keep a daily
research journal for notes, or keep an electronic journal of
notes and websites.
5. Suggest students begin by searching through the Everest 2000
Website. There is information on Nepal plus a collection of links
to other sites.
6. Suggest students use print, as well as other resources, to locate
information on their assigned topic. Resources can include books,
digital encyclopedias, videos from previous expeditions, and other
websites.
7. Check the Everest 2000 Website on a regular basis for daily
updates (Daily Dispatch) and for
opportunities to communicate directly with team members.
8. Have fun exploring the people and culture of Nepal.
9. Post your final product and celebrate reaching the "Top of the
World!"
Telecollaborative Project:
Implementation:
1. One school in the telecollaborative group will serve as team
leader. All communication to Everest 2000 should go through this
school. This school is responsible for forwarding the information
to the other schools on the team.
2. The exact organization of Getting to Know You - Part 2 will
depend on the number of schools in your collaborative group and how
much time you are prepared to devote to this project. Getting to
Know You - Part 2 can be a one-week overview of Nepal or it can be
a four or five week project - it is up to the members of your group.
3. Contact Everest 2000 at info@everest2000.ca if your
needs do not match those of other team members. Everest 2000 will
be pleased to place you on another team.
4. Decide on the final project students will complete during this
activity. The following are a few examples that you might want to
consider:
develop a web page and post it on the Everest 2000 Website
develop a presentation using a common piece of multimedia
software
plan a Nepal Day to celebrate the successful summit of Mt.
Everest. Please note that a Nepal Day is also part of the Stairway
to Everest and Read Your Way to Everest activities.
(Preparation for Stairway to Everest begins
in this phase. Read your way to Everest began in Phase 2.)
5. Determine how you will evaluate this project and provide this
information to the students. Include your expectations.
6. Each school will need access to a map of Nepal to help students
determine the exact location of the Everest 2000 team. Students
may want to make their own map of this region.
Activity:
1. The activity is to compare the culture of Canada to the culture
of Nepal. Use the Internet to discuss/brainstorm all of the topics
that might be included in the culture of a country. Brainstorming
might take place in a "net-meeting" environment or may be the
result of e-mail collaborations. If the brainstorming activity
is not possible, simply skip to step two.
2. The lead school should assign each school in their group
responsibility for one or more of the categories shown below:
Ethnic Groups
Basic Needs of the People - food, water, clothing, shelter
Religion
Education System
Health Care System
Recreation and Leisure Activities
History
Government
Technology - as it pertains to the Nepal Light Project
Impact of other cultures on the people of Nepal
Other topics as determined by the collaborative groups
3. Provide students with detailed instructions - what to find and
how to organize the information. For example, keep a daily research
journal for notes, or keep an electronic journal of notes and
website addresses.
4. Suggest students begin by searching through the Everest 2000
Website. There is information on Nepal plus a collection of links
to other sites.
5. Suggest students use print as well as other resources, to locate
information on their assigned topic. Resources can include books,
digital encyclopedias, videos from previous expeditions, and other
websites.
6. Check the Everest 2000 Website on a regular basis for Daily Updates
(Daily Dispatch) and for opportunities to
communicate directly with team members.
7. Have fun exploring the people and culture of Nepal.
8. Post your final product and celebrate reaching the "Top of the World!"
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