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Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy Investigations

For Students 9th - 10th
An intriguing collection of documents and other data relating to the investigations into Tom Thomson's death. Covers investigations from 1918-1978.
Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: History of the Fbi

For Students 9th - 10th
This official FBI site offers an illustrated history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from the years of its first director, J. Edgar Hoover, to the present and is suitable for student research.
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Other

Historical Scene Investigation: Hsi: I Smell a Rat: Constitution Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students act as detectves to investigate an historical issue. In this activity students analyze primary source material to learn about controversy surrounding the U.S. Constitution when they are asked to find out what...
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Field Investigation Source Platform

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory gives a description of field investigation and then provides a detailed break-out of each step in the process.
Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely interesting site from the FBI detailing the findings of linguistic and behavioral assessments of the anthrax letter writers. Great primary source.
Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Gangs

For Students 9th - 10th
A staggering 1.4 million active gang members walk the streets in the United States. Get the latest gang stories in the news, takedowns and cases, anti-gang programs, and toolkits for educators and parents.
Website
US Senate

Historical Minutes: An Era of Investigations: 1921 1940

For Students 9th - 10th
Read these series of essays written by U.S. Senate historians that detail important events and people during the era of investigations in the Senate just before the Great Depression and continuing up to the entrance to World War II. The...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Career Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will research careers related to their highest interests.
Unit Plan
California Institute of Technology

Scedc: Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about earthquakes and how they are measured. Follow up with some activities that help to enhance your learning.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: J. Edgar Hoover, May 10, 1924 May 2, 1972

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a detailed biographical profile of John Edgar Hoover, the director of the FBI for 48 years.
Handout
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: George "Machine Gun" Kelly

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the life, crimes (including quotes from ransom notes and newspaper articles), and capture of the infamous gangster, George "Machine Gun" Kelly.
Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Curious Scientific Investigators: Flight Adventures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will make paper rockets, parachutes, and foam gliders to experience how objects move through the air. Explore topics such as thrust, weight, gravity, force, and lift through fun activities and stories and cutting-edge work done...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Investigating London's White Fang:nature and Culture Detectives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Investigating Jack London's White Fang: Nature and Culture Detectives. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Activity
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: People in 1900 Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on what you see in a painting, what kind of conclusions can you draw about the artist's view towards his or her subject matter? Examine Pablo Picasso's "Le Moulin de la Galette" and respond to thought-provoking writing/discussion...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Lesson: Plant Investigations

For Teachers 4th
In groups, have students research and present plants that are on their plate. These plants can be a combination of all of their cultures or students can pick one culture to research and present on. Students will need to classify that...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Polygons: Introduction & Investigation

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Interacting with polygons and testing the definitions can be engaging, fun and build a powerful, individualized understanding.
Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Investigating Tangents: Rotation of Axes

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the rotation of axes and the equations involved in the process. Includes diagrams, explanations and formulas.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Investigations Into How to Prevent Deadly Bird Window Strikes

For Students 9th - 10th
Act a community advocate to help commercial properties embrace best practices for decreasing bird-strikes on their large, heavily-glassed buildings.
Unit Plan
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Investigating a Mine Collapse in Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
Use seismic data to determine whether or not a 2007 earthquake caused a mine collapse in Utah.
Handout
Yale University

The Manhattan Project Atomic Bomb Investigating Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides general information about the Manhattan Project group during World War II, and their involvement with the atomic bomb.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Inca Investigation

For Students 3rd - 5th
Be an archaeologist and examine maps and ancient artifacts relating to the Inca empire.
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Asking and Answering Questions With Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This inquiry is intended to provide students with practice developing investigable questions that need data, and specifically large datasets, to be answered. Click the teacher resources link for teaching guides and student handouts.
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Dead Diatoms Do Tell Tales

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students take on the role of climate detectives in this climate investigation. Teams make a model of sediment cores using glass beads and sand, study the core samples, and tell something about the hypothetical paleoclimate that existed...
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Roman Empire and Christianity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students investigate several sources to determine why the Roman Empire persecuted Christians. Inlcudes downloadable lesson plan, PowerPoint, original documents, teacher and student...

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