Date: Fri Apr 26 2002 - 18:53:49 EDT
Good Afternoon!
1. Homer, Alaska USA Latitude: 59 degrees south
2. Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica Latitude: 0 degrees
3. San Juan, Puerto Rico USA Latitude: 18 degrees 15 minutes south
4. Lima, Peru, South America Latitude: 12 degrees south Longitude:
5. Hagatna, Guam, USA Territory Latitude: 13 degrees 24 minutes north
6. Athens, Greece Latitude: 38 degrees north
7. Khumjung, Nepal Latitude: 23 degrees east
8. Nuuk, Greenland Latitude: 64 degrees east Longitude: 50
9. Belmopan, Belize, Central America Latitude: 17 degrees 15
10. Kampala, Uganda, Africa Latitude: 31 degrees 15 minutes
Comments from Mrs. Rhein's sixth graders:
"We thought it got our brains working because we got to use problem solving
"We learned how to find the longitude if you only know the sunrise and
We would like ". . . a physical feature map and give more clues." Also, we
"The directions were very understandable and it was fun." M and E
"It was fun and challenging." T and J
"We learned a lot about our mystery cities!"
"Fabulous project! The additional projects and points of interest were most
P.S.
Please send any responses to lrhein@cvsd.org
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