Note: These Challenge Questions coincide with the Spring 2005 Reports FW: Challenge Question #8, Grade 6, Third and Fourth Period Science From: Jean Stevens <jstevens@esc11.net> Date: Fri Apr 22 2005 - 18:29:11 EDT Mrs. Jean Stevens (Third and Fourth Period Science Classes) James Arthur Intermediate Kennedale, TX 76060 Site 1: Lome             Togo             6.5 N latitude             1.25 E longitude Site 2: Geelong         Australia         38 S latitude         144 E longitude Site 3: Galway         Ireland         53 N latitude         9 W longitude Site 4: Toronto         Canada         44 N latitude         79.5 W longitude Site 5: Auckland         New Zealand         37 S latitude         174 E longitude Site 6: Bishkek         Kyrgyztan         42.53 N latitude         74.46 W longitude Site 7: Castle Rock         Antarctica         80 S latitude         167 E longitude Site 8: Wales, Alaska         U.S.A.         168 N latitude         67 W longitude Site 9: Suva         Fiji         20 S latitude         178.5 E longitude Site 10: Seydisfjordur         Iceland         66 N latitude         14.3 W longitude We gave it a big "thumbs up!" Finding the locations by using the clues was sometimes frustrating but fun. Some places were a lot harder to find than others. It was neat to use latitude and longitude to locate the places. Some thought the calculating of photoperiods was "boring" but most liked learning how to use them to find where places on the earth are located. Received on Fri Apr 22 18:24:01 2005 Copyright 2005 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to jn-help@learner.org