The perils of displeasing an island…. Crypto Coordinates Plotting Adventure, a new math mission in Quest Atlantis

Cartography, coordinate plotting, and the ethical tensions of archeology combine in our new math mission in Quest Atlantis. Questers receive a message in a bottle, calling for help. Furious at having a team of archeologists investigate its secrets, the island takes revenge by trapping the director of the dig, Dr. Leo. With an assistant too concerned with the rule book to take action, the quester must step into the jungle to save the well-intentioned, yet adventurous, Dr. Leo. Of course, the island will resist an outsider’s presence, so the Questers have quite a challenge on their hands.

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Bringing stories into the classroom

We have spent a lot of time this summer thinking about what goes on in classrooms when students log off of Quest Atlantis….how do the stories and experiences that kids have in the game come into the classroom?  We’re especially interested in the whole-class conversations that take place around the content that kids are learning; how, [...]