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Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: West African Kingdoms: Mansa Musa
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, Mansa Musa.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Pandora's Box
An engaging way to understand the ancient Greek story of Pandora's Box in a modern day way.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Greek Architecture
Journey with Sir Dig-a-Lot and Rohan as they explore the ins and outs of Greek Architecture.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Qin Dynasty
Join Sir Dig-a-Lot and Rohan as they journey on a brief history of the Qin Dynasty.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: The Secret in the Cellar
The Secret in the Cellar is an interactive web comic based on the real finding of a body from the 17th century in the Chesapeake Bay area. Using historical and archaeological clues, students are guided to discover the truth about how...
Library of Congress
Loc: Everyday Mysteries: Who Is Credited as Inventing the Telephone?
Find out who is credited for the invention of the telephone in this brief history.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Albertosaurus
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the Albertosaurus dinosaur.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Humpback Whale
Humpback whales are among the best-studied cetaceans, yet they are still among the most mysterious. Among the mysteries are the reasons for their songs and the complex social behaviors that accompany them. Learn more about the Megaptera...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Gold of the Gods by Arthur B. Reeve
This is the full text of the novel The Gold of the Gods by Arthur B. Reeve, a mystery involving an ancient Peruvian dagger, poisoned cigars, a beautiful heiress, a journalist/investigator, professors and doctors and a host of other...
Other
Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies
The author provides an easy-to-understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies....
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...