Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: I'm So Crushed
In this activity, students will have an opportunity to solve a mystery. They will discover why a soda can collapses during a demonstration due to the effects of changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Students will gain further...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Matter
Students will use water and cornstarch to make a mystery matter, and then discuss what happens when different energy is applied.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: What's Buggin' You?
Become a scientist for the day and use the science of observation to join forces with Professor Mill Ennium in the Discovery Lab. Help them to uncover the identity of the mystery bug.
TVOntario
Tvo Kids: Games: Big Escape 1: Haunted House
Solve the mystery of Dr. Know It All's magic elixir by searching for clue words and filling in the missing parts of his journal.
Curated OER
Wall Street Journal: Is This Stone Linked to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
The Dare Stones have long been a thorn in the mystery surrounding the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island. The first stone was found in 1937 and had an inscription that was originally thought to have been carved by Eleanor Dare, daughter of...
Other
Jc Online: Brincanda De Detetive
Short, illustrated children's detective stories collected by the well-known "Jornal do Comercio," a Brazilian periodical. Read the stories online and see if you can help Inspector Arruda solve the mysteries.
Eduweb
Eduweb: A. Pintura, Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting
Play the role of a 1940s-era detective and discover the artist of a mystery painting by examining its style, composition, use of color, and subject. Involves comparing and contrasting the work of Raphael, Titian, Millet, Van Gogh,...
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Candy and Chromatography
Follow these illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use chromatography as a tool in identifying a mystery candy.
Other
North Carolina History Project: Virginia Dare (1587 ?)
Tells the story of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World. She was the granddaughter of John White, Governor of the colony established on Roanoke Island in 1587. While White was on a trip to England to replenish the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Beyond the Milky Way
When we look at the night sky, we see stars and the nearby planets of our own solar system. Many of those stars are actually distant galaxies and glowing clouds of dust and gases called nebulae. The universe is an immense space with...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Britain in the New World: Early Ventures Fail
Several Englishmen sailed to the New World to establish settlements for England. Read about Sir Humphrey Gilbert's fate, and the mystery of Roanoke. Follow Sir Francis Drake on the map as he circumnavigated the globe.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Things Are Looking Up, Jack Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Things are Looking Up, Jack. a novel by Dan Bar-el, follows the adventures of King Jack and his sister, Princess Jill, as they meet characters from the Grimm Brothers fairy tales and try to solve a mystery. This teacher's guide includes...
National Museums Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool: Escape From the Tomb
Unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt while playing this learning game. Collect as many Egyptian artifacts as you can and avoid the mummy!
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape: Soiled Again
Become a detective and solve the soil mystery! To solve the case you must discover what soil is, why it's important, and in what kind of soil do plants grow. You will find out the four components of soil along with the different soil...
New York Times
New York Times: 32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow
If you don't know that the incandescent light was a failure before it was a success, it's easy to write off some modern energy innovations like solar panels because they haven't hit the big time fast enough. Worse, the fairy-tale view of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Writing Activity: Harris Burdick Stories
After reading The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg, students create their own stories about the pictures. By navigating the Internet, students learn more about the writing process to help them create their stories.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Number Clues
This lesson allows students to observe and participate in problem solving activites involving mystery numbers, clues, and characteristics of numbers. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Divisibility Rules
This is a complete lesson plan about the concept of divisibility and common divisibility rules. It briefly reviews the concepts of factor, divisor, and a number being divisible by another. Then, the "easy" divisibility rules by 2, 5, 10,...
Other
Science Museum: Total Darkness
When the power goes out, it's time for action in our brand new game. Venture into the dark, explore different locations and meet new characters - creating your own unique adventure as you play! Use your science skills to get the power...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Genre Activities
This learning module features "genre" as the topic for PowerPoint presentations, lessons, and quizzes. Numerous projects with the "genre" theme are available for further exploration as opportunities for more in-depth investigations.
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Chris Van Allsburg Lesson Plans
Explore the informative links found within this site to gain an insight into the life and work of Chris Van Allsburg. This site provides lesson plans, teaching ideas and activities for several of his works.
Read Works
Read Works: A Secret Note
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction piece shares the story of a camper who receives a mysterious note. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape
Detective Le Plant has taken you on an adventure through the world of plants. As his assistant, he has shown you the inner workings of seeds, flowers, and other plant parts. He has also shown you what is needed for plants to grow and be...
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