Life Underwater

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about Joseph Dituri, a hyperbaric medicine researcher and associate professor who has been living underwater for 75 days. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, vocabulary, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
science
underwater
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

hover
stint
submerge
confined
concussion
pressurized
halt
vitals
inflammation
ethernet cable
resistance band
cholesterol
A spinning paper plane