Mystery Class Begins on Monday, February 8, 1999
Today's Report Includes:
Reminder: Mystery Class
Begins on Monday!
Rise and Shine! Wake up sleepyheads! The Journey
North Mystery Class project is about to begin!
Monday, February 8th is the first day of the Mystery Class project. Remember to check
your sunrise/sunset times for your hometown.
On Friday, February 12th you'll receive sunrise & sunset data from the 10 mystery
locations who are hiding around the globe. Over the next eleven weeks you'll be asked
to unlock the secret of their location. To get started, take a look at the information
provided below, or see pp. 95-100 in the Teacher's Manual.
Remember to set your alarm clock! (Or, get a copy of your local newspaper where local
sunrise and sunset data are provided.)
How to Participate
Materials Needed:
Here's What You'll Do
1. Every Monday, between February 8 and April 19, record the time the sun
rises and sets in your hometown. Your local newspaper should provide this information,
or you may find it in a calendar from your area. Alternatively, look up sunrise/sunset
times on the WWW:
2. Calculate photoperiod by counting the number of hours and minutes the
sun is up. For example, if the sun rises at 6:50 a.m. and sets at 17:30 p.m., the
photoperiod for that day is 10 hours and 40 minutes.
3. Record the sunrise and sunset times and the photoperiod for each Monday
at your hometown on a Mystery Class Datasheet. Then plot the photoperiod of your
hometown on a Mystery Class Graph.
Do not send your local sunrise & sunset data to Journey North!
4. Every Friday, we will provide the sunrise and sunset data that Mrs. Berger's
students have collected from our 10 Mystery classes. Notice: The data you receive
on FRIDAYS will have been collected on the same MONDAYS your readings were collected.
Many teachers divide their class into 10 groups, and give each group responsibility
for a Mystery Site. To provide practice for your student groups, use your local photoperiod
as an example.
5. Make 10 copies of the Mystery
Class Datasheet. Record the data from each Mystery Class site on a separate Datasheet
and calculate the photoperiod. Then plot the photoperiod from each Mystery Class
on your graph. Use a different colored pencil for each Mystery Class. (You may want
to make a large, poster-sized graph for your class, where student groups could plot
their respective sites.)
6. Beginning in March, clues about the geography and culture of each site
will be included with the weekly data reports. On April 30, 1999, students will race
to guess the location of each Mystery Class.
7. May will be "Meet the Mystery Class Month". Each Mystery Class
will introduce themselves on-line and you'll have a chance to correspond with them....
Who ever and where ever they are!
Have fun and good luck!
The Next Mystery Class Update Will be Posted on February 12, 1999.
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