I’m cleaning out my draft posts, and I found this little gem from April when I was running so many MysteryQuests. I love kid comments! It was great! Problem solving at its best! Really fun. One student comment after I explained we would miss recess: “That’s ok, this is a lot more fun than recess.” [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 project is designed for 4th or 5th grade students studying US geography. Through video conference technology, students are able [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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