Journey North Mystery Class Spring 2005

Reminder: Mystery Class Begins on Monday, January 31, 2005

Today's Report Includes:

A Global Hide and Seek--Mystery Class is About to Begin!
Detailed Mystery Class Background and Information
Teachers: Important! Plan Ahead and Mark your Calendars
Teacher Tips--Mystery Class Advice from the Pros

A Global Hide and Seek--Mystery Class is About to Begin!

Do you love a good mystery? How about ten good mysteries? Right now, ten SECRET Mystery Classes are hiding all around the world, waiting for you to find them. Are you ready to span the globe in an international investigation of hide and seek, leaving no stone unturned to uncover their locations?

The search to discover the Mystery Classes is about to begin. And eleven weeks from now, you'll be asked to answer THE question:

"Where in the world do you think our 10 secret Mystery Classes are located?"

Your first step in this year's Mystery Class begins next Monday, January 31st. On that Monday, check your local newspaper and retrieve your town's sunrise and sunset times for that date. Be sure to record these times for your hometown on a Mystery Class Datasheet.

On the following Friday, February 4th, we will post the first sunrise/sunset data for the 10 secret Mystery Classes. Be sure to record this Sunrise/Sunset data on the Mystery Class Datasheets too.

In the weeks that follow, continue to record your local sunrise/sunset data every Monday, and the secret Mystery Classes' data every Friday, and be sure to graph photoperiod changes too. As you enter the home stretch after 11 weeks, be ready to use all that you've discovered to unlock the secret of their locations.

Get more detailed Mystery Class background and information here:

Links to Mystery Class 2005 information:
	About the Mystery Class Study How to Participate Mystery Class FAQ's

Join us in the international search to uncover the secret Mystery sites. The Mystery Class project is about to begin!

Note to Teachers: Important--Plan Ahead and Mark Your Calendars
Here's the 2005 Mystery Class Schedule with the Deadlines that must be followed by everyone (no exceptions). Please be sure to mark down these deadlines and plan ahead, so you and your students know what to expect from Journey North.

Mystery Class Calendar 2005

February 4- April 15:	Each Friday, Sunrise/Sunset Times are posted for the ten Mystery Sites.
March 11:	The "Longitude Clue" is posted.
March 18, 25, April 1, 8 & 15:	Interdisciplinary clues from the Mystery Sites are posted each week. (Please Note--out of fairness to all participants, we will only post the clues on their scheduled dates.)
April 22: Deadline for Your Answers!	No late entries will be accepted (out of fairness to all participants, no exceptions.)
April 29:	Mystery Sites Revealed!
May 6:	Meet Your Mystery Friends!

Teacher Tips--Get Mystery Class Advice From the Pros!
Before you get started, be sure to visit the Teacher Tip page. Get helpful tips, advice, and suggestions from veteran Journey North teachers on organizing your class, calculating photoperiod, graphing and much more:

Teacher Tips--Mystery Class
Share your ideas too. We always welcome insights from practicing Journey North teachers. Write to: jnorth@learner.org

The Next Mystery Class Update Will Be Posted on February 4, 2005