Introduction to School Surroundings

We have just received a message from the principal, Jasper the school mascott has been kidnapped! He is waiting to be rescued but there is one problem.  We don't know which room he is in.  
 BUT.....We know he is in a room within the school.    Your job is to discover which room he is in so we can get him back!  Here is a written copy of the voice message left by the kidnappers on the principals phone.  Read it carefully and get to work figuring out where he is.MWAH HA HA!!! We have your Mascott. We have him hidden, see if you can find him, no one has ever found him.And later Jasper himself rang, in the middle of explaining where he is, his battery went flat! This is what was written down.Jasper- When I was grabbed we headed out of C  block, north I think, I smelled roses, it started to rain I heard it on a tin roof, trucks were loud and I saw a flash of red as they covered my eyes I think we were heading to......beep

You and your team have 2 tasks to complete in order to find Jasper!
 1.  Discover which room he is in.     a.  Research where the school is and what is in the school.     b.  Using the clues provided in the
          message, figure out which room            he is in. 2.  Present your findings.     a.  Write your reasons for choosing           that room.     b.  Orally present these findings to           the rest of the class. 

Step 1: Get in groups of 4 students.  Step 2: Read the information, and study the message sent by Jasper.Step 3: Use the Virtual Compass to work out which way Jasper went. Step 4:  Use Google Earth to identify the path the Kidnappers took Jasper down, read his clues and look for the objects.Step 5: Look at the Maps to see if there is anything in Jaspers clues that makes sense.Step 6: Use the clues he gave and the information to decide which room he is in.
 Step 7:  Write a one page summary of your               findings.              a.  Include the room he is in.              b.  Give your reasons for choosing                    this room.              c.  Also include the direction of the                  room example south facing etc. Step 8:  Present this information orally to               the class.             Include these points:                         a. list what play ground area the room is near
                       b. list if room is near a road
              c. list which direction the windows face
              d. what the surface surounding the room looks like
             

Your team will be evaluated on a scale of 1-3 for different criteria.Sad Face
Confused Face
Happy Face
 This Rubric explains the requirements in more detail:

Dear Team, Congratulations!  Your team has discovered where I was.  With your efforts they were able to find me. We have also learned about or school and where things are and along the way used a few resoueces that were fun.
 

Thanks heaps

Jasper