Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: World War Ii: The Lend Lease Program

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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 subject, the...
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Olympic Sports: The Joyner Family

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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 subject, the Joyner...
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Colonial Life 2: Poor Richard's Almanack

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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 item, Poor Richard's...
Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Abolition

For Students 3rd - 8th
History puzzle in which students play a game to solve a mystery and name the Abolitionist.
Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Civil Rights Movement: Game 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learning game in which students solve a mystery and complete the puzzle with the fewest clues in the Civil Rights category.
Handout
Other

Ancient Mysteries: Gobi Desert Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details information about the mysteries of the Gobi Desert, an area actually comprised more of mountains than desert. This site has a map of the Gobi area, photos of the Gobi, as well as links to information about ancient...
Unit Plan
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Rome

For Students 1st - 6th
Join Sir Dig-a-Lot and Rohan on their brief journey through the history of Rome.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: States and Territories: Indian Territory

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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 subject, the Indian...
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 2: The Subway

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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 item, the Subway.
Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Mesopotamia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover some history of the "cradle of civilization" with this overview of Mesopotamia.
Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Pandora's Box

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
An engaging way to understand the ancient Greek story of Pandora's Box in a modern day way.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Enduring Mystery of the Anasazi

For Students 9th - 10th
Time-worn pueblos and dramatic cliff towns, set amid the stark, rugged mesas and canyons of Colorado and New Mexico, mark the settlements of some of the earliest inhabitants of North America, the Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning "ancient...
Website
Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World

For Students 9th - 10th
View this special online exhibition showing at the Jewish Museum that explores the discovery of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls in 1947 providing much information "about the development of early Judaism and Christianity". The exhibit...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Unsung History Makers: Maria Moreno

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this interactive instructional activity, use primary and secondary sources such as video and audio to unravel the mystery of Maria Moreno, a woman who fought for farm labor rights before Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta formed the...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mithraic Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on Mithraism, a secret mystery religion of the Roman Empire.
Article
Other

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
A nicely written history of the finding and the decoding of the Rosetta Stone.
Handout
Other

The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithra

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excerpt from a book dealing with the mystery cults that existed in ancient Rome, especially the cult of Mithra. Great information coupled with interesting pictures makes this site a must-visit.
Interactive
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Teaching History: Doing History Is Like Solving a Mystery!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this interactive poster to explore how students understand history and find resources about teaching historical thinking to students.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: From Big Bang to the End of the Universe: Mysteries of Deep Space Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the history of the universe, and our understanding of it, since the Big Bang. Click on a marker on the timeline for a short description of the event.
eBook
Curated OER

National Park Service: Fort Raleigh: The Roanoke Voyages: A Mystery Story for Young People

For Students 4th - 8th
The history of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island is told in story form. It tells of the conflict between England and Spain to establish a foothold in the New World, the voyages arranged by Sir Walter Raleigh, the establishment of a...
Unit Plan
Other

Big History Project: Chapter 3: Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module from the Big History Project on the topic of Life. Interactive site with video, text and photos to illustrate the concepts of diversity, what scientists know and what still remains a mystery.
Handout
Other

Hastings Natural History Reservation: Native Grasslands of Coastal California

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the mysteries of the native grasses of coastal California. Content includes a focus on identifying, finding, and growing native grasses.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries: Pompeii

For Students 9th - 10th
Harcourt School reveals the background to the 79 C.E. eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum. Features include animations of the eruption, pictures, and information to explore.