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Mystery Class Reminder: March 1, 2002
Today's Report Includes:
- Are You Up "Four" It?
- Head's-Up: Countdown to Longitude Clues
- Teacher Tip: Getting Ready for Longitude Clues
- Eggstra, Eggstra, Read All About It!
- This Week's Sunrise/Sunset Times
- Coming in the Future Reports
Are You Up "Four" It?
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- Have you figured out which location is the farthest north?
- The farthest south?
- The closest to the equator?
- Can you put them in a north/south order now?
- Where is your hometown in that order?
Head's-Up: Countdown to Longitude Clues
In two weeks, you'll start to receive a little help with your global search. On March 15, we'll provide the first set of LONGITUDE clues, which will give you everything you need to estimate the approximate longitude of the Mystery sites.
Teacher Tip: Getting Ready for Longitude Clues
Two Mystery Class veterans suggest that some advance preparation for the Longitude Clues is time well spent.
Texas teacher Jo Leland has her students practice on the Longitude Clues for some of last year's Mystery Classes, and suggests that students mark a "longitude place marker" on their maps.
Washington, D.C. teacher Kathleen Isaacs recommends two books to get students orientated to longitude before the clues arrive.
Eggstra, Eggstra, Read All About It!
Later
this month, on March 20, it will be the Vernal Equinox. A day when Astronomers (and
our calendars) tell us it's Spring! From this day until the solstice on June 21,
nights in the Northern Hemisphere will continue to shorten, and days will grow longer.When the Equinox comes, the amount of day and night are of roughly equal length--approximately 12 hours each. There's a "balance" of light and dark at almost all locations on Earth.
Some people believe that there is another kind of "balance" on the Equinoxes, a special kind of force that will make a raw egg balance on its own end!
Do you think this is true? Is there some sort of cosmic "balance" that makes eggs stand on their own on the Equinoxes, but not on other days? Is there a scientific way for you to test this?
Try this "Eggstraordinary" experiment before, during and after the Equinox!
This Week's Sunrise/Sunset Times
Remember, the secret Mystery sites recorded their times last Monday, the same day you collected your own local sunrise/sunset data.
Journey North Mystery Class
Sunrise/Sunset Data
Data For: Monday, February 25, 2002
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MYSTERY CLASS |
SUNRISE |
SUNSET |
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#1 |
08:15 |
18:25 |
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#2 |
00:00* |
00:00* |
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#3 |
06:46 |
18:29 |
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#4 |
06:10 |
18:32 |
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#5 |
06:40 |
18:29 |
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#6 |
07:09 |
18:14 |
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#7 |
06:27 |
17:56 |
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#8 |
07:46 |
17:31 |
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#9 |
06:17 |
18:01 |
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#10 |
07:08 |
19:21 |
* Journey North Mystery Class #2 reported 00:00 for their times and left this message for you: "When you're cool, the sun shines all the time."
Note: Military time is usually expressed without any punctuation. We have used
a ":" between the hours and minutes for clarity.)
Coming in the Future Reports
- The Longitude Clues: March 15
- Clues from your Mystery Friends: March 22 & 29, April 5, 12, & 19
- Answers Due: April 26
The Next Mystery Class Update Will be Posted: March 8, 2002
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