About The Blackout Syndrome

Someone notices something's not quite right. A specialist is called in. After days of staring at disconnected facts and chasing red herrings into dead ends, suddenly two facts click together, then three, then four. A pattern emerges. What started as a hunch progresses to a dead certainty and eventually it's proved beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Sound like a detective story? It could be. But it also describes an archaeological discovery, a new math theorem, or the development of a promising new antivirus drug.

A well-written mystery, with its intriguing characters, puzzles of logic and leaps of intuition, is a natural way to teach science. It hopes that this fictional online story will help biology students around the world to get inspired by the real mysteries awaiting them beyond the classroom.

Finding Your Way Around

Whenever you go to an info page, use the 'BACK' button on your Web browser to return to the story.

The website is divided into these sections:

• The Blackout Syndrome science mystery. If you get lost, use this link to go to the main page.

• More Info: This page; a guide to The Blackout Syndrome

• Links: Includes links to websites of interest to participants in The Blackout Syndrome

Schedule

Monday, (date) -- The site is available
Monday, (date) -- Episode One
Monday, (date) -- Episode Two
Monday, (date) -- Episode Three
Monday, (date) -- Conclusion

Activities

At the end of each episode, there will be a link to an activity related to the science used in that episode. The activity can also be accessed from the 'Links' button in the navigation bar.

About Newfront

Newfront Productions, Inc., based in San Francisco, is the developer and producer of MysteryNet.com (http://www.MysteryNet.com), The Online Mystery Network. Newfront also provides a range of services including the development and licensing of online mysteries.
Newfront can be reached at: newfront@newfront.com

The Blackout Syndrome was developed and produced by Newfront,
the producer of MysteryNet.com: The Online Mystery Network.

Copyright © 1996, 1997 Newfront Productions, Inc.
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