The Case of the Penguin’s Missing Lunch
Help the penguins find their lunch! Students will be solving the Adelie Penguin Mystery of the missing lunch based on the data collected in Antarctica by Dr. Josh Kohut. The clues will help the class unlock the boxes and solve the mystery with the BreakoutEDU game platform. Students will work collaboratively to problem solve and learn information. Prior knowledge that will be helpful for students is an understanding of tides and different types tides as well as latitude and longitude coordinates.
Authors: Megan McCall; EARTH 2017
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