Lesson Plan #5

An Epic Climb of El Capitan, A City Shrinking It's Pollution, and Shark Cameras

November 07, 2022

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🦈 Sharks wearing underwater cameras🚎 How Norway is shrinking pollution💪🏽 How a wrong turn saved a family of four

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Norway's Walkin Down to Electric Avenue - And Takin' it Even Higher 🎶

Pardon the Eddie Grant song reference, but Oslo is on pace to become the first capital city in the world with an all-electric public transport system. The city hopes to have all-electric buses by 2023 as part of its aim to become the world's first wholly emissions-free city by 2030. 📺Watch here

8-Year-Old Boy is the Youngest Person Ever to Ascend El Capitan

A second grader is now the youngest person ever to ascend Yosemite National Park’s iconic El Capitan. Adventure is his middle name. Literally.

Shiver Me Timbers: Transparent Wood Could Save the World from Plastic

Scientists are working on a new way to make wood see-through and it holds serious potential for reducing carbon emissions.

He Took a Wrong Turn, Then Saved Four Siblings From a Fire

Brendon Birt was driving by a home when he saw the flames raging from the street. He got out of his car and began pounding on the windows. Birt alerted the children and their 22-year-old brother and the entire escape was caught on camera. 📺 WATCH HERE!

Sharks Wearing Cameras Discover Massive Underwater Meadow

Beneath the waves off the coast of the Bahamas is what could be the world’s largest seagrass meadow. It stretches 66,000 square kilometers and scientists found it while they were using sharks fitted with cameras to map the ocean floor.📺 WATCH HERE!

Goodable Trivia Question: How many bones does a shark have?

A: 300

B: 400

C: 500D: None

Answer: A. That's right, sharks don't have bones. As a matter of fact, this is what separates their species from other fish. However, sharks do have skeletons that are made out of cartilage (the stuff our ears are made out of).

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