Crayola
Crayola: Mystery Flip Flap (Lesson Plan)
A great activity where students write their own mysteries-with a creative twist. Provides a list of resources, and adaptations. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com. Registration is free and takes only a few...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mystery
This slideshow focuses on the genre of mystery; it provides background, compares and contrasts mystery and crime fiction, lists the common elements of mystery, and provides literary examples with Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie novels.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Mystery Liquids Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Students gather data from two mystery liquids to explore linear functions. Printable lesson.
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 10 28 13: Mystery Blob Reveals Man Made Phenomenon
Article reports on the mystery of a large mass that appeared on weather radar even though there was no storm in sight.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements
Contains plans for seven lessons that teach students about the plot structure, character, and setting of the mystery genre. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Everyone Loves a Mystery a Genre Study
Contains plans for lessons that teach about the mystery story genre, including its story elements and vocabulary. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Other
Super Pages: Super Thinkers: The Peetnik Mysteries
The town of Clutterbuck is full of mysteries. Select a mystery and use the tools and information provided to help Penelope Peetnik and the Problem Solver's Agency solve the mystery.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence Mysteries: The Mystery Spot
Here are a list of interesting interactive mysteries to go along with your science lessons. Students go through a short story and then try to solve the mystery. Topics include space, environmental issues, disease, and forensics. These...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: Mystery at the Third Strike Sports Store
Solve a mystery using your reasoning skills. At this site use all the clues and figure out the winner of the Third Strike Contest.
Scholastic
Scholastic Math Maven's Mysteries: The Mystery of Pirate Ringold's Lost Treasure
In this Math Maven mystery, read the legend of Pirate Ringold and his treasure and help Frieda Finditall figure out how much gold there is left to find on this old ship. Your knowledge about addition and subtraction with fractions will...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: Mystery at the Peculiar Zoo
Use this site to sharpen your multiplication and division skills and solve a zoo mystery.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Mithraic Mysteries
Wikipedia provides information on Mithraism, a secret mystery religion of the Roman Empire.
Other
The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithra
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.
abcteach
Abcteach: Mystery Book Report Form [Pdf]
Great printable page that helps students write a mystery book report form. Calls attention to characterization and clues.
SRI International
Performance Assessment Links in Science: Mystery Card 3
Straightforward introduction to electrical circuits using minimal materials and time. Students learn about the basics of electrical circuits by experimenting with "mystery cards" -- index cards with hidden aluminum foil used to conduct...
University of California
University of California at Berkeley: Understanding Science: Mystery Tubes
Students collaborate to create a drawing or model of what the inside of a mystery tube looks like. The tube has two ropes attached to a ring inside it. Students must use their powers of observation and deduction to try to understand how...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Junie B. Jones Introduces Literacy Mystery Boxes
Contains plans for seven lessons that use the book "Junie B., First Grader (at last!)" by Barbara Park to develop reading comprehension, summary and writing skills. Learners create literacy mystery boxes based off the text. In addition...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Hatcher Hotel Heist
Help Math Maven solve this mystery! Items are missing from several hotel rooms, but some addition and subtraction clues have been left behind. Use your skills to figure out where the thief will strike next!
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Medical Mystery
This is a free middle school science program that supports teachers in the effective instruction of an NGSS-aligned, EQuIP-reviewed body systems curriculum unit. Groups of students will solve a mystery ailment affecting a 13-year-old. A...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teacher: Mystery Writing With Joan Lowery Nixon
Have you ever wanted to know how to write a mystery novel? Use this site to learn more about how a professional author goes about writing mysteries. With tips from prolific mystery writer Joan Lowery Nixon.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Indus Valley Mysteries
A learning module that begins with "Indus Valley Mysteries" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Medieval Drama and Mystery Plays
The mystery plays and morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries were very different from modern drama. This article takes us back in time to show how these plays portrayed scenes from the Bible, conveyed religious doctrine, and...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Particles and Waves: The Central Mystery of Quantum Mechanics
One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Mystery of Chronic Pain
We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot...
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