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Lesson: Uncovering a Mystery: Making a Hypothesis

For Teachers 1st - 6th
The class is presented with an image of a hand-carved leg. They act as art historians and hypothesize as to the purpose, nature, and creators of this amazing wooden leg. They compose journal entries from the point of view of an art...
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Mysteries in the Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars write a story. In this creative writing activity, students guess what is in various containers and open and discuss the contents. Young scholars use one of the container contents to write a mystery story.
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Teaching Inference with Trash and Mystery Objects

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars practice solving mysteries and using inference skills by digging through trash.  In this problem solving lesson, students investigate groups of garbage to determine what type of person the garbage belonged to....
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Mad About Mysteries Book Report

For Students 4th - 7th
In this literature worksheet, students follow the directions to write a review of a mystery. They note the title, author, illustrator, and publisher before examining the characters and clues. They point out passage that show suspense,...
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Mystery Word Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this mystery word crossword puzzle worksheet, students fill in the blanks in the crossword puzzle with the 18 words listed in the word bank. The shaded boxes spell out the name of a mystery word related to the transportation theme.
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The Great Preposition Mystery Chapter One Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners answer short answer questions based on the vocabulary from The Great Preposition Mystery chapter 1. Students complete 18 questions.
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Mystery Object Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this puzzle learning exercise, students must decide on a mystery object.  Students are provided with 10 clues and corresponding picture parts to discover what the object is.
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Mystery Butterfly Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
In this mystery butterfly challenge worksheet, students read the provided clues and examine the 2 pictures to determine the type of butterfly.
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Hands-On Investigation!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read, analyze, and solve a mystery using problem-solving skills. They explore the History Detective website, discuss the difference between clues and red herrings, complete a dot-to-dot sheet, take notes in a detective...
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The Mystery of Machu Picchu

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Make the exploration of Machu Picchu a real adventure with these innovative lessons.
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Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Students investigate clues in mystery novels. In this genre study lesson, students read the book Sammy Keyes and The Hotel Thief and use the 5 W's to answer questions about the mystery. Students draw conclusions using the details from...
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Mystery Book Report Form Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
In this mystery book report form worksheet, students complete a book report which includes the title and author. They write the names and descriptions of the characters, before the heart of the story, clues to solve of the mystery, and...
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Mystery In the Attic

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students view sentences with the title of Mystery in the Attic and choose which word is spelled incorrectly in each sentence and edit it. Students do this for 12 sentences.
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Is There Mystery in Measurement?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Investigate perimeter and area of polygons! In this measurement lesson, learners use index cards to create rectangles and trace their hand to estimate its area and perimeter.
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"Nate the Great" Scramble-a-Mystery

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Nat the Great scramble-a-mystery learning exercise, students cut out numerous words, scramble them to make up original mystery titles and plots, and then turn them over and chose six words to create a sentence. Students create...
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The Mystery Box

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students design a mystery box to hold an object related to the timeline of life studies. In this timeline of life lesson, student play a game with fossils and other remnants of past times and guess the era it comes from.
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Predicting a Mystery's Solution

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Awarded the 1998 Edgar Award for Best Children's Mystery, Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief offers readers a chance to hone their predictive and deductive skills along with Sammy Keyes, who the Midwest Children's Book Review calls "the...
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Reading and Vocabulary Comprehension: "A Mystery"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading and vocabulary comprehension in a mystery theme worksheet, learners read a short story and answer comprehension questions. Students choose nine multiple choice answers.
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Mystery Bird Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
In this mystery bird challenge worksheet, students use geographic information, feeding habits and a picture to identify a bird, with numerous links to web resources for help.
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Detective Stationery

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Inspire your investigators with fun stationery. On the page is colorful, detective-related clipart, lots of lines for writing, and a space to write in a title.
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Mystery Eggs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the properties of plastic eggs filled with solids, liquids, and gases and use these observations to hypothesize whether a chicken egg is hard-boiled or raw.
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Mineral Mystery Experiment

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
One way to study something is to try to replicate it. Young scientists do just that as they use solutions to recreate mineral structures on a dwarf planet. They make solutions with different types of salt, evaporate them, and observe the...
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Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of how students and volunteers can make scientific observations that can aid conservation. They read the account of the Minnesota New Country School project by Ryan Fisher, Mystery of the Malformed...
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The Mystery Math Ball: A Logic Based Mystery

For Students 4th - 5th
In this logic worksheet, students read an "invitation to a mystery ball" and then use math clues to determine the date of the ball, the 5-digit house number where the ball will be held, and who is hosting.

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