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Crash of Flight 111
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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Have students locate New York, Halifax, and Geneva on a map.
Explain to students that Swissair Flight 111 was bound from New
York to Geneva but tried to make an emergency landing in
Halifax.
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As students watch, have them do the
"Piecing It All Together" activity
After Watching
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Ask students why it is important to spend time, resources, and
money on a plane crash investigation. What are the short- and
long-term benefits of learning about the cause of a plane crash?
Why is it important to study how different plane systems
interact rather than just studying individual parts of a plane?
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An investigation like this one relies on experts from many
different areas. Discuss with students what kinds of experts
were needed to conduct this investigation (e.g., a former pilot
led the investigation, scuba divers helped collect wreckage from
the ocean floor, engineers tried to piece the aircraft back
together, a technologist created a virtual plane on the
computer, and pilots retraced the route flown by the Swissair
Flight 111 crew).
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