Iowa

Mrs. Henn's class participated in their first Mystery Skype call and boy did they have a great time! To prepare, the students generated potential questions they could ask based on geographical terms and references on the map. Using their mapping skills, students came up with questions about hemisphere, continents, bodies of water, geographical regions, coastlines, and bordering states/countries. The children also had to be able to answer questions about our location so using the map they generated all the possible answers to where we are in the world. Once the students greeted the other class and introduced themselves, they were ready to ask and answer questions. Everyone had a job to do and they all worked cooperatively to deduce the answer based on a process of elimination. They were excellent. Not only did the children guess the state, but also the location of the city. They are ready for their next call!
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