Discovering Dex's Destination

Our class was so excited this week when we received Dex's weekly report along with pictures of his adventures in the mail.  Dex explained how he combined all of the students' designs to create a vehicle that used renewable energy.  He also sent us pictures of places where renewable energy was being used.  The students looked at pictures of Dex at a hydro-electric plant, a solar energy station and in front of a wind turbine.  After going through this material the students read Dex's next poem which contained clues to his whereabouts.

Using clues from this poem, the students inferred what country Dex was in.  Many students explained that it had to be Canada, because the United States was just made up of states and Canada had 10 provinces and 3 territories.  Some also explained how Canada had a beaver on its nickel so he had to be taking about Canada in his poem.  Many also explained how Dex said his destination was "close to home" and Canada is home unlike the US or Mexico.

As Dex mentioned that he would not give the students their next clue until they mapped the provinces and territories, the students used computers, maps and books to accomplish this mission.