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Mysteries |
| Mysteries Edition - great sites suggested by Innovative Teaching - all kinds of mysteries as well as the logical reasoning processes that take place in solving them. A. Pintura: Art Detective - http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/ - Here in The Case of Grandpa's Painting Fiona Featherduster commissions our sleuth to help her learn more about a painting left by her grandfather. As the painting is analyzed by its elements students traverse art history and help solve the mystery of this famous work of art. Very nicely done! History Mystery - http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/index.asp Scholastic offers this nice collection of elementary-level mysteries from various time periods and regions of the world, encouraging students to use library sources and online research to help successfully identify significant figures and events from history. Offers feedback to student answers and opportunity for further investigation. Millennium Mystery Madness - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002344/ It's not what it sounds like. This ThinkQuest entry does a thorough job of presenting the history of the mystery genre, the breakdown of the elements of a mystery, and a mystery scavenger hunt. There's extra resources and the opportunity for student mystery writing as well. Largely text-based it is best suited for upper elementary. Mystery Box - http://www.themysterybox.com/ Combines stamp-collecting, history and mystery to provide a compelling website in which students can apply their deductive powers to all kinds of intriguing incidents. Consider the case of the missing mogul and the fictional detectives feature as two great ways to pique your students' interest. Mystery Master - http://www.geocities.com/logic_puzzler/ This site break down detective work into the processes of logical reasoning used in solving a mystery. There are dozens of puzzles to solve offered by level of difficulty (one to five stars) - truly great hands-on applications of logic. There's even a shareware download of Mystery Master that allows you to create and solve logic puzzles. Mystery of the First Americans - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/first/ Originally a PBS special, this site presents "the discovery and ensuing controversy over the Kennewick Man, a well-preserved, 9,000-year-old human skeleton found in Washington State in 1996" with special sections on carbon-dating and a Quick Time virtual reality presentation of the Kennewick Man's head. MysterNet's Kids' Mysteries - http://www.mysterynet.com/learn/sites/ This neat site includes the Case of the Ruined Roses, the Darkmaster's Challenge, and a Quick-solve case of the Snack Shack. Students are challenged to help solve each case with interactive features that make learning fun. There's collections of previous mysteries too. Saturn Space Hotel: The Mystery of the Missing Plans - http://www.edleston.cheshire.sch.uk/projects/Mystery/mystery.htm Written and presented by Mr. Pitchford's Class at Edleston County Primary School in Crewe, Cheshire, England. Students are presented with the mystery of the missing plans for the Infinite Energy Machine and then are allowed to interview all different suspects in trying to figure out what happened to them. Definite elementary fun |
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