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List of aviation accidents and incidents with a sole survivor

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-sole-survivors-of-aviation-accidents-and-incidents

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the minimum occupant threshold?

  2. 2. What is the survivor outcome?

  3. 3. What does it mean when only one person survives a plane crash?

  4. 4. Why are these stories so rare?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Aviation Accident Investigation

  • Human Factors

  • Physiological Limits

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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