Perhaps, this news short might be of interest for a quick "bell-ringer" activity while you are checking homework, doing attendance, etc.
Carlos Burle has surfed into the record books by hanging ten down a wall of water estimated to be 100 ft. tall! The beach at Nazare, Portugal,Praia do Norte, is famous for their REALLY big waves and Burle hit the jackpot thanks to the St. Jude storm that had recently hit the European area. Currently, the record for surfing the biggest wave, was done by Garret McNamara in 2011 when he caught a 78 ft. wave in the same area. People on the shore watching say that when these massive waves crash onto the shore,it's like that of an earthquake, causing the ground under the feet to shake. Guinness World Records still needs to certify the measurement before they can announce officially that Burle indeed has surfed an amazing mountain of water!
*Pretend you are Burle, what would you be thinking as you began your descent down the wave?
*Write a headline for the news story.
*What safety gear would you wear?
Photograph from HuffingtonPost.com
Gail
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