Once again, it's a sunny day thanks to the hard work of Mrs. Berger and her students. They've faithfully collected data for you from our Mystery Classes. In addition, you'll find the second round of clues below. After graphing today's sunrise/sunset data, who can answer today's Challenge Question?
Challenge Question # 61
"Based on this week's sunrise/sunset data, what do you think happenened at Mystery Site # 6 ? Why doesn't this change your graph?"
To respond to this week's Challenge Question, please follow the instructions at the end of this report.
JOURNEY NORTH MYSTERY CLASSES
SUNRISE/SUNSET DATA
DATE: Monday, March 25th
MYSTERY CLASS SUNRISE SUNSET
# 1 5:31 18:24
# 2 6:03 18:25
# 3 6:53 18:51
# 4 5:59 18:12
# 5 7:23 19:20
# 6 8:24 18:54
# 7 6:51 19:00
# 8 6:30 18:27
# 9 5:30 17:52
#10 6:41 18:54
Clues from your Mystery Friends:
Class # Clue
# 1 "On the spring Equinox, the sun rose here 10 hours later than it rose in Greenwich, England."
# 2 "We are less than 50 miles from one of the most productive estuaries on earth."
# 3 "Ten percent of the world's population lives on our continent."
# 4 "There is an important river here. It's the only major river in the world that flows south to north."
# 5 "We live less than 600 miles from the highest point on our continent."
# 6 "Privet!"
# 7 "This was a Japanese post in WWII until the US landed and took it over."
# 8 "Our nation gave women the right to vote in 1893."
# 9 "Our country measures about 2,600 km from tip to tip."
#10 "We live less than 2,000 miles away from Mystery Class # 2."
How to Respond to Challenge Question # 61
1. Address an e-mail message to: jn-challenge@learner.org
2. In the Subject Line of your message write: Challenge Question #61
3. In the Body of your message, answer this question:
"Based on this week's sunrise/sunset data, what do you think happenened at Mystery Site # 6 ? Why doesn't this change your graph?"
Thanks to Mrs. Berger's 5th Grade Class
Roslyn Public Schools
Roslyn, NY
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The Next Mystery Class Update Will be Posted on April 5, 1996.
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