Exploration Challenges and Discoveries

Exploration Challenges and Discoveries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, History, Journalism

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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In 2012, a team traveled to Honduras with advanced equipment to search for ancient structures. The process involved scanning the area with uncertainty about the outcome. After days without results, a breakthrough discovery was made, revealing man-made features in the valley. The team was thrilled but recognized the need to validate their findings by examining the site on the ground.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year did the team begin their exploration in Honduras?

2012

2010

2013

2011

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main challenge the team faced during their scanning process?

Weather conditions

Uncertainty of success

Unreliable equipment

Lack of funding

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the role of the pilot during the exploration?

To analyze data

To navigate the plane

To conduct interviews

To manage the team

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was having breakfast with the narrator when the breakthrough occurred?

The engineer

A local guide

Doug Preston

A pilot

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction of the scientist upon discovering the structures?

He was ecstatic and excited

He was skeptical

He ignored it

He calmly noted the findings

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the team find in the valley that indicated a significant discovery?

Natural formations

Rectangular man-made features

Water sources

Animal tracks

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's emotional reaction to the discovery?

Indifference

Disappointment

Confusion

Child-like excitement

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the next step after the discovery from the air?

Go on the ground to verify

Celebrate the discovery

Conduct more aerial scans

Return to base

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the team need to do to prove their discovery?

Publish a report

Hold a press conference

Find physical evidence on the ground

Consult with experts