Journey North Mystery Class Spring 2004

Reminder: Mystery Class Begins on Monday, February 2, 2004

Today's Report Includes:

Are you Ready? Mystery Class is About to Begin!
Important! Plan Ahead and Mark Your Calendars
Teacher Tips--Mystery Class Advice from the Pros

Are you Ready? Mystery Class is About to Begin!

Right now, there are ten SECRET Mystery Classes hiding across the globe, just waiting for you to find them. And the search is about to begin! Are you up to the challenge? Eleven weeks from now, you'll try to answer THE question:

"Where in the world do you think our 10 Mystery Classes are located?"

Next Monday, February 2nd is your first event in this year's Mystery Class project. On that Monday, check your local newspaper and retrieve your town's sunrise and sunset times for that date. Be sure to record these times for your hometown on a Mystery Class Datasheet.

Then, on Friday, February 6th, we will post the first sunrise/sunset data for the 10 OFFICIAL secret Mystery Classes around the globe. Be sure to record this Sunrise/Sunset data on the Mystery Class Datasheets too.

Continue to record your local sunrise/sunset data every Monday, record the secret Mystery Classes' data every Friday, and be sure to graph the photoperiod changes too. As you enter the home stretch after 11 weeks, be ready to unlock the secret of their locations.

Get more detailed Mystery Class 2004 information here:
	About the Mystery Class Study How to Participate Mystery Class FAQ's

Join in the international search, and try to uncover the secret Mystery sites. The Mystery Class project is about to begin!

Note to Teachers: Important--Plan Ahead and Mark Your Calendars
Here's the 2004 Mystery Class Schedule with the Deadlines that must be followed by everyone (no exceptions). Please be sure to mark down these deadlines and plan ahead, so you and your students know what to expect from Journey North.

Mystery Class Calendar 2004

February 6- April 16:	Each Friday, Sunrise/Sunset Times are posted for the ten Mystery Sites.
March 12:	The "Longitude Clue" is posted.
March 19, 26, April 2, 9 & 16:	Interdisciplinary clues from the Mystery Sites are posted each week. (Please Note--out of fairness to all participants, we will only post the clues on their scheduled dates.)
April 23: Deadline for Your Answers!	No late entries will be accepted (out of fairness to all participants, no exceptions.)
April 30:	Mystery Sites Revealed!
May 7:	Meet Your Mystery Friends!

Teacher Tips--Get Mystery Class Advice From the Pros!
Before you get started, be sure to visit the Teacher Tip page. Get helpful tips, advice, and suggestions from veteran Journey North teachers on organizing your class, calculating photoperiod, graphing and much more:

Teacher Tips--Mystery Class
Share your ideas too. We always welcome insights from practicing Journey North teachers. Write to: jnorth@learner.org

The Next Mystery Class Update Will Be Posted on February 6, 2004