CLUE #1
Description
We give the students the first envelope with clue #1
and direct them to their assigned room/space. Students
find a CD inside the envelope and should intuitively
insert it in the computer or laptop. AQuickTimemovie
automatically plays and loops, showing a series of slides
featuring international code flags. One of the items in
the goody bag of materials that the group received at
the beginning of the activity is a sheet of paper with
images of all the flags that can be used to decipher
the clue. Basically, each flag corresponds to a letter of
the alphabet. Once the students identify the correct
code (sheets depicting other codes are also in the bag
serving as distracters), they should substitute the letters
for the flags in the movie to spell out the correct answer.
We typically keep this first answer rather simple (e.g.,