Mystery
Class Update: April 30, 2004
Today's
Report Includes:
- A Special Congratulations from Journey North
- What You've Waited For: "Where In The World" Are They?
- How Contest Entries Were Ranked
- Announcing the Mystery Class Contest Results!
- Coming Next Week: Meet Your New Friends
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Call for Mystery Sites in 2005
- Year-End Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!
A Special Congratulations from Journey North
Give yourself a double high five! You all started 11 weeks ago knowing almost nothing about the mystery locations. Then, you graphed sunrise and sunset data, figured out approximate longitude, and finally determined a real location somewhere in the world. No matter how many locations you answered correctly, you ALL did a fantastic job!
Congratulations from everyone at Journey North to all of you who participated in the Mystery Class learning Activity this year!
Where In The "World" Are They?
Drum roll, please.....the answer you've been waiting for!
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The 10 Mystery Classes for 2004 Are:
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Introducing |
Location |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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Mystery Class # 1 |
Asmara,
Eritrea |
15.333 N |
38.883 E |
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Mystery Class # 2 |
LaPaz,Bolivia
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16.500 S |
68.150 W |
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Mystery Class # 3 |
Espoo,
Finland |
60.217 N |
24.667 E |
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Mystery Class # 4 |
Nassau,
Bahamas |
25.083 N |
77.350 W |
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Mystery Class # 5 |
Chipata,
Zambia |
13.650 S |
32.667 E |
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Mystery Class # 6 |
Ice
Camp Borneo, North Pole |
89.000 N |
70.000 E |
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Mystery Class # 7 |
Dubai,
UAE |
25.300 N |
55.300 E |
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Mystery Class # 8 |
Balikpapan,
Indonesia |
1.283 S |
116.833 E |
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Mystery Class # 9 |
Capetown,
South Africa |
33.917 S |
18.367 E |
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Mystery Class#10 |
Isle
of Anglesey, Wales |
53.167 N |
4.283 W |
How Contest Entries Were Ranked
We ranked the contest entries by grade level, so our first step was to separate the entries according to their grade levels. If the entry came from a mixed-grade classroom, we ranked the class according to the highest grade in the class.
After that, we carefully reviewed each entry to see how many correct answers there were with both the correct CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE and the correct COUNTRY.
Special Notes:
- For
MC #3, we accepted only the City of Espoo, Finland as correct,
because it is a distinct city from Helsinki and the clues focused on
Espoo
- For
MC #7, we accepted the spellings of Dubai or Dubuyy
- For
MC #8, Balikpapan, Indonesia, we also accepted Balikpapan,
Borneo
- For MC #10, we accepted answers identifying this North Pole research/tourism outpost as Camp Borneo, Ice Station Borneo, Borneo Observatory or North Pole Environmental Observatory at Borneo.
Coming Next Week: Meet Your New Friends
Be sure to come back next week when you'll finally be able to "meet" your new (and not so secret anymore) Mystery Friends! Just like you, they all worked very hard for this activity. |
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They'll send their personal greetings, more information about their
location, and photos too. |
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Call For Mystery Sites in 2005
Know anyone in far and distant places that can keep a secret?
We're looking for classrooms outside of North America that would like to be one of the 10 secret Mystery Classes in 2005!
- PLEASE CONTACT: our feedback form
Mystery Class Calendar: Getting Down to the Finish Line
Here's the 2004 Mystery Class Schedule so you know what to expect from Journey North. Please be sure to plan ahead.
| April 30: | Mystery Sites Revealed! |
| May 7: | Meet Your Mystery Friends! |
Year-End Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!
Please take a few minutes to share your suggestions and comments in our Year-End Evaluation Form below.
In the coming year, Journey North will be fundraising to secure increased support from foundations, corporations and individuals. Your supportive comments will be a tremendous help. Thank you!
Journey North
Year End Evaluation
Please share your thoughts
The Final Mystery Class Update Will Be Posted on May 7, 2004.
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2004 Journey North. All Rights Reserved.
Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form
