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Mysteries Links

Whodunnit? A Unit on Mysteries and Forensic Science by Susan Seagraves
2000-01 Dakota Meadows Mini-mysteries by students
The Mystery.net's Kid Mysteries by Score
Eduscape Mystery Page
Mystery Net Kid Mysteries (very good)
Minnesota Mysteries Grade 2
Detective Word Search (print out)
Detective Fiction on Stamps
The Case of Pintura's Art Detective
Challenging Children with Mystery Stories
FBI for KIds K-Grade 5
Learning with Mysteries
Leonardo's Missing Painting online activity
Millenium Mystery Madness: Learn about Mysteries
Solve mysteries and battle foes by becoming an agent of the F.F.F.B.I (Fin Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation)
Mystery Lesson Plan (pdf)
Mystery Greats Timeline
Mystery Writing with Joan Lowery Nixon
Reading and Writing a Mystery Lesson Plan
Cam Jansen & the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones Guided Reading Grade 3
The Mystery Spot: Online activities
Thunk.com Secret Messages
Unsolved Mysteries Unit Plan
The Why Files: Art Attack - Fighting art fraud and theft with technology.
How Fingerprint Scanners Work - Your fingerprints are unique, attached to your body and very hard to fake. What better ID to use in a security system? Learn how fingerprint scanners detect a match.
Discovery School: The Science of Forensics - A good lesson plan to introduce students to the science of forensics.
Interactive Investigator - This site is for anyone with an interest in the different scientific methods used to solve crimes. You will be able to obtain general information and an introduction to the main aspects of forensic science from a database on the subject.
Virtual Exhibit on Forensic Science - A database, a timeline and an interactive game to introduce you to the world of forensic science.
Who Dunnit? - Explore the world of a forensic scientist, analyze evidence, study a crime scene and try solving the crime. Les Detectives Projects 2002
(en français) by Cindy Marceau's Grade 2 studentsSee how our students followed a series of clues, interviewed suspects in the school and determined who was the culprit in our mystery!
Aaron Jesse Nadia Dakota Kaitlin Samantha David Kasey Sian Fawn Matt Sonali Francis Megan Tyrell Graeme Michael Youje Jane
Learning Outcomes
1. Learn how science is used to help solve mysteries and crimes. 2. Make deductions based on information gathered from interviewing suspects. 3. Formulate questions and choose the steps needed to answer the questions. 4. Use data to produce a reasonable explanation. 5. Make and support inferences and form interpretations 6. Generate and organize ideas using a variety of planning strategies. 7. Organize and integrate information from a variety  of sources. 8. Summarize and make generalizations from content and relate to purpose of material. 9. Use speaking skills and procedures to interview suspects. 10. Prepare a presentation using AppleWork 6 to display data gathered and their conclusions. 11. Develop critical thinking skills
Updated Monday, October 12, 2009 C. Pearl-Hodgins