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Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 17:08:43 EDT
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Ryan Revel
FBI Science Teacher, Grade 8
Sussex Central Middle School
Indian River School District, Millsboro, Delaware, 19966
We worked hard and we think the ten mystery locations are:
#1 Kendall, New york, USA 30N lat, 78W lon.
#2 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 21N lat, 158W lon.
#3 Antananarivo, Madagascar 18S lat, 47.5E lon.
#4 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 19N lat, 72W lon.
#5 Groningen, Netherlands 53.5N lat, 6.5E lon.
#6 Banjul, Gambia 13.5N lat, 17W lon.
#7 Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station 90S lon at the pole.
#8 Lome', Togo 6N lat, 1E lon.
#9 Montauban, France 45N lat, 5E lon
#10 Darien National Park, Panama 9N lat,80W lon.
I really enjoyed this activity with my students. It is the first time I have participated. I found JN while taking a technology course. One of the most enjoyable aspects of the experience for me was convincing my students and watching them react to the fact that I did not "know the right answers". This kind of authentic investigation is most valuable to learners of all ages. I teach 5 sections of eighth grade science. I found managing the activity challenging...I learned that I need to spend more time on the research part. I think my students learned alot about latitude and longitude...which was my goal. We are about to begin a part of our planteary science unit that focuses on time. This activity will give them essential background experience. I am curious about how many groups and what ages participate successfully with this. Identifying the locations was a lot of work for my eighth graders. Our spring break falling this week didnt help.
Thanks for the experience...it was very worthwhile.
Respectfully,
Ryan Revel
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