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This weeks lesson:
Costa Rican rescuers walk 14 hours to save plane crash survivor
-- 12/02/2024

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Q: Emergency workers in Costa Rica walked 14 hours through a remote mountain forest last week carrying a woman who was in critical condition after she survived a plane crash that killed five of the six people aboard. Where is the Central American nation of Costa Rica?

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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.