Today was my first ever attempt at an 8th grade version of MysteryQuest – HistoryQuest8: 1754-1898. An 8th grade historyquest has been on my “wish list” for a few years now.
Timing
We made it an hour and thirty minutes to try to meet middle school schedules better. An hour would be even better for that goal. [...]
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Still doing MysteryQuest USA sessions. For today’s sharing, I thought you might be interested in some of the really creative and unique clues.
“Peaceful is a synonym for this time zone”
A morse code clue: -.. ..- - -.-. …
And some more math problems:
What unique clues have you seen students give in a program like this?
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It’s MysteryQuest season again, and I can sure tell that the classes have benefited from additional instructions on making good posters.
These posters are from Nate Moyer’s class from one of Oswego BOCES school’s in NY. Look how easy to read they are! Students read the clues from the back of the poster.
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Give and it shall be given unto you… (Luke 6:38).
This week for my studies I’ve been thinking about collaboration, and I’ve been getting ready for the beginning of 5 weeks of MysteryQuests and HistoryQuests starting April 20.
The “quests” started with us participating in Where in the USA with LearningSpace, an organization that closed its doors [...]
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I just updated the MysteryQuest and HistoryQuest websites so you can see how many openings are left in each session. Some of the sessions are filling up quickly, others have a little more room.
MysteryQuest World Website
MysteryQuest World Openings
MysteryQuest USA Website
MysteryQuest USA Openings
HistoryQuest 8 Website
HistoryQuest 8 Openings
HistoryQuest 5 Website
HistoryQuest 5 Openings
Note: If the $35 cost is [...]
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Registration is open for the following “quest” events. The sessions are $35 each. You’ll need verified equipment in CAPspace to register. I can walk you through it quickly if needed. Just email me.
MysteryQuest USA
This [...]
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Just a quick heads-up for those of you who like to participate in the Berrien RESA MysteryQuest events: MysteryQuest World, MysteryQuest USA, and the new US HistoryQuest5 and US HistoryQuest8 (websites almost done).
Registration
Registration for these events will be in CAPspace. We’re piloting a new type of registration in CAPspace. So, you’ll need to have verified [...]
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At Elevate 2008 I met Tracy Poelzer from British Columbia. She has done MysteryQuest this fall within their district, and she’s developed a rubric for MysteryQuest! Check it out here on Rubistar.
If you’re doing a MysteryQuest spin-off, you may want to link to it. Be courteous and give her credit!
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I’ve been seeing a lot of posters in the last several MysteryQuest USA session. They are still really hard to do well. In today’s afternoon session, Washington Elem, California did an excellent job. I think it was their first time too.
The students had very clear posters with big writing and just the short bit of [...]
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I’ve been running a bunch of MysteryQuest USA sessions in the last couple weeks, and more coming. Here are a few snippets from what’s been happening so far.
Intros
After the introductions in the session today, the first class was unmuted for a bit before they started their presentation. I heard a student ask, “Are we going [...]
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