EDC-6830: Mystery Classrooms/Journey North

Mystery Classrooms is one of a dozen Journey North Internet math, science and geography units. Mystery Classrooms is designed for upper elementary and middle school students and weaves together local and world knowledge. Learners are challenged to use sunrise/sunset data and cultural geography clues to figure out the location of ten mystery classrooms located around the world. In the process of solving the problem, learners gain an understanding of why we have seasons, why sunrise and sunset times change, times zones and the relationship between climate and world geography. The project/course will provide a good balance of content and pedagogy.
Min. Credits: 1.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Education