Mystery Class Update: February 25, 2011

Why are clocks around the world set at different times? This week, explore questions about time to get ready for special clues coming in mid-March.

This Week's Update Includes:

Image of the Week

Clues: This Week's Sunrise/Sunset Data

Here are your clues for Week #4:

Collect and organize your data:

SunPhoto: Adam L. Clevenger
Activity: When is Your Birthday?

Why does the date of your birthday depend on the time and place you were born?

Journal #1
Journal: Reflecting on Data and Concepts

It's time to ask questions! Why are there 24 hours in a day? Why is the world divided into time zones? When you think about time, what questions come to mind? Use these time-related acronyms and sample questions to spark your thinking.



Journal Page #4
Journal Page
Week #4
Books: Exploring Birthday and Time

Time

Birthdays
On the Day
You Were Born
A Birthday Cake
is No Ordinary Cake
On the Day You Were Born is considered a modern children’s classic. The lyric text welcomes each child to the every day miracles of planet Earth — sun, moon, rain, tides, North Star, and the circle of people awaiting each child.
Special ingredients required! For this recipe you will need 365 sunrises, a robin's song, plenty of shade, 2 crisp leaves, and a few shivers in this celebration of each circle around the Sun. A birthday story for any age.
Both books are by author/illustrator Debra Frasier.
The next Mystery Class Update will be posted March 4th.