Map Links Everest 2000 Maps NGS MapMachine Map of Asia

For online maps of the Everest 2000 flight, trek and climb, see the interactive map console in the Background section. (Background-->Maps) You can print the maps by positioning your mouse over the frame you want and "right-clicking." Then choose "View image," this will open the map image in a new browser window and you can choose File-->Print.

There are also great online map resources from the National Geographic Society website (MapMachine) and the CIA's World Fact Book (World Fact Book 1999)

As well, the National Geographic Society has a number of maps available for purchase. For information about available maps, you can call toll free 1-888-CALL-NGS, or write to National Geographic Society. P.O.Box 11650 Des Moines, IA 50350-1650.

How will this program fit into my curriculum - are the activities grade specific?

The Everest 2000 Education Program has been designed to reflect the Pan-Canadian Framework of Science Outcomes (K-12), ensuring its relevance to education objectives in every grade and in every Canadian province and territory. Subject-specific activities have been designed for geography, science, culture studies, information and communication technology, mathematics, language arts and physical education.

Within these broad subject areas, activities will be targeted to age or grade ranges. For example during Phase 1, in the section on "Energy and the Environment" there will be separate Light and Electricity Activities for Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 and Division 4. There will be accompanying background information for these activities that will be appropriate for each Division (reading level, technical scope etc.)

Where can I find the activities for my grade level?

The names of all educational activities, and links to activity descriptions, are laid out in a chart, according to Division (groups of grade levels) in the Program Overview.

When is the program accessible?

The Education Progam will be appearing online at www.newsworld.cbc.ca in phases:

Registration will begin Jan 15, 2000 and the outlines for all five phases will be available then. The activities and phases will then run according to the schedule below:

Do I need to commit my class to activities from Feb to June? What if I just want to do one or two activities, or just follow the daily diaries?

School participation may range from occasionally dropping into the site and discussing the daily diaries and photos, to being completely immersed in the long-term education program, following every aspect of the climb using a wide cross-section of subject-specific activities.

The program has two approaches: 1) a long-term, integrated platform, or 2) short-term series of subject specific activities. Teachers will decide which approach fits their students and timetable.

The Everest 2000 integrated platform provides links to a variety of resources for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students. It is structured with flexible entry points - teachers and students can select projects and content that meet their educational needs in a number of subjects. Based on their requirements and the interests of their students, teachers can mix and match the entry point and the activities they wish to complete.

The main component of the long-term education program is a combination of an integrated platform and electronic field trip. Our integrated platform is a series of open-ended questions, set up in phases that follow the various stages of the expedition. The phases include:

• Why climb Mt. Everest?
• How do you prepare for and organize an expedition to Mt. Everest?
• How do you get from Kathmandu to Base Camp?
• How do you reach the summit of Mt Everest?
• Where do I go from here?

The short-term program allows teachers to find Internet-based resources and projects according to a specific subject area or topic. This option will make the program easy to access and navigate for teachers who are joining late in the expedition or who do not have the flexibility in their timetable to participate in the full electronic fieldtrip. This approach will also provide teachers who generally take a less subject-integrated approach to teaching (perhaps high school teachers), an opportunity to find those resources most suited to their subject's curriculum requirements.

Subject specific activities will be designed for geography, science, culture studies, information and communication technology, mathematics, language arts and physical education.

Can I look at activities without registering? Do I have to register to participate?

You are welcome to browse throughout the education site without registering. Registration is required for the following activities:

• Telecollaborative projects
• Participation in interactive components, such as sharing experimental results on-line, e-mailing questions to the climbers, etc.
• Contests - participate to win:
  • "airtime" - to chat online with Nepalese students and with Byron Smith and the Everest 2000 Team.
  • prizes for your school

How do I participate in a telecollaborative project?

During the registration process you will have the opportunity to sign up for activities. Everest 2000 will coordinate groups of schools from across Canada and will contact you directly with specific information about your participation. Examples of telecollaborative projects are available in the Teacher's Overview.

Will we be able to speak directly to schools in Nepal or to the Everest 2000 climbers?

Throughout the Expedition, registered schools will have the opportunity to e-mail questions to the education team at Base Camp. Selected questions will be answered and posted on the Everest 2000 website. All registered schools will also be able to enter contests to win "airtime" with the Nepalese students and the Everest 2000 climbers. Contest winners will be given a specific date and time to be online with Everest 2000, on the mountain, in Nepalese classrooms or at the Khunda Hospital.

Everyone who comes online can watch these live interactions through the video link on the Everest 2000 website, as the education team members conduct experiments, interact with school children and work alongside Byron Smith and the climbing team.

How do I get the software programs I need to view the Everest 2000 website?

The Everest 2000 website is best viewed on more recent browsers. The good part of having the most recent version of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer is that you get a lot of features that allow you to see the most recent innovations (tables, Java, JavaScript etc.) which appear on many sites. The problem is that they take up more space on your computer.

This site has been designed to work with Netscape 3.0 and Internet Explorer 3.01, but you should probably have version 4 or higher. These can be downloaded from the company websites (Netscape or Microsoft).

On the Netscape site choose the appropriate operating system (either a version of Windows or Macintosh OS) and hit "download." Follow the instructions attached to the file.

On the Microsoft site you'll see two drop-down menus. One is used to select the program you wish to download (look for "Internet Explorer" in the list) and from the other select your operating system. The search engine may return several versions and updates of the browser you selected, just look for the simple browser title and the version (we suggest 4 or higher), then click on the title. Then follow the download instructions on the subsequent pages.

The video reports and interviews will require the RealMedia player, which will be installed as a plug-in for your browser. From the RealMedia site you'll be given a choice of purchasing software or down-loading a free version. If you choose the free version you'll have to fill out an online form to identify your operating system (either a version of Windows or Macintosh OS), the class of your computer (Central Processing Unit -- CPU) and your connection to the internet (speed of modem, cable, or other connection). When you've filled out the form, hit "download" and follow the instructions on the file to install the plug-in on your system.

If you have any problems, look for links to "service support" or "FAQ" (frequently asked questions) at the bottom of the download pages.

How do we contact Everest 2000?

The Everest 2000 education program is complete. If you need to contact someone with any questions on the Everest 2000 website, please send email to letters@cbc.ca.

Is Byron Smith available to speak at my school?

Byron's active involvement with children and education has taken him to over 100 schools for motivational presentations, delivering his inspirational message that "you can be and do anything you want in life, if you believe in yourself and want it badly enough."

Upon his return from Everest in June 2000 he will be very interested in hearing from schools and scheduling visits. School visits would begin in the fall of 2000.