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Mysterious Plot Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Your readers explore plot patterns in mysteries by identifying problems first in Two-Minute Mysteries by Donald J. Sobol and then in  The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. To gain access to the worksheets, graphic organizers and...
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The Cream Cake Mystery - Seeing Patterns

For Teachers K - 6th
A great language arts lesson designed for emerging readers awaits your class. Rhyming words are the focus. Learners play an interactive learning game on the computer that helps them to understand words that rhyme. As with all of these...
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The Mystery of History-Original Sources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the events surrounding the Alamo in 1863, and explore the differences between primary and secondary sources of information. They brainstorm lists of items used to research a subject and categorize them as primary or...
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What's That Food?

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Get things cooking with the first lesson in this series on the science of food. Working in small groups, young scientists make and record observations about different mystery foods. These descriptions are then shared with the class and...
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Mystery Tag

For Students 2nd - 8th
When the chosen person yells "Face the wall!" everyone on the opposite end faces the wall while the tagger counts down from five and hides behind an exercise mat. When the tagger gets to zero, everyone runs across the gym to the other...
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Picture the Process!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read "Chasing Vermeer," and then study the author's writing process. They make connections between the book and the author's real life experiences. They then write an original mystery story, following the writing process.
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Crime School Investigations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars solve a mystery at their school. In this classifying lesson, students find suspects who committed the crime. Young scholars categorize them into race, sex, and fingerprint type. Students show their results in graphs.
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Solving Mysteries!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solve a mystery. In this lesson on journalism, students learn how writing an article is like solving a mystery by answering the 5 "W" questions. Students solve a mystery provided to them on an attached worksheet.
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Reptile Mystery Math

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math activity, students practice solving the problems using the operation of division in order to unscramble the mystery riddle.
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How Buds on Trees Survive the Cold (and Related Mysteries)

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students solve a science mystery. In this biology lesson plan, students see how the delicate tissues of a tree bud are insulated so that they can survive the winter and learn how to determine the age of a branches and twigs.
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Mystery Code

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fractions secret code worksheet, students solve 9 problems that require them to add and subtract using fractions. Students use their answers to decode a mystery message.
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Place Value Mystery Numbers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students read and solve 4 story problems in which they figure out the mystery number. The clues tell students about how digits are placed. Students write the mystery number as the answer.
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Red Rock Mysteries Word Scramble

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this Red Rock Mysteries book series word search worksheet, students locate the 21 words or names listed in the puzzle and circle them to solve the word puzzle.
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Mysteries of Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch a video about the mysteries of Egypt. They discuss philanthropic acts performed in ancient Egypt. They locate Egypt and landmarks on a map. They finally create a replica of an Egyptian artifact after researching the object.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: Time for a Crime

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery 'Time for a Crime.' Students read the story and use the ferry schedule to help track down the thief. Students circle the name of the guilty suspect.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Dastardly Disguiser. Students read the story and find the total number of disguises.
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Number Gumshoe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this mystery numbers game worksheet, learners use the 15 clues as well as their multiplication and division skills to solve 15 math riddles.
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Puzzle Mystery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solve the mystery of which painting they are reproducing by sketching. They determine the mood and imagery in artwork.
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Mystery Marauders

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars investigate plants with pest damage. In this plant life lesson, students study plants that have been damaged by insects. Young scholars try to discover which insects are causing the damage.
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National Wildlife Federation

Bison Mystery Box

For Teachers K - 8th
Natural design is amazing. Young scientists connect the features of a bison to an assortment of everyday items. A bison's tail is an ideal flyswatter, and a pot stores water just like a bison's stomach. The lesson connects the usefulness...
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Who Am I?: A History Mystery

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Who Am I? Scholars go online to gather clues and evidence to uncover just who was involved in the American Civil War. They use hands-on Internet activities to come to an understanding of the roles soldiers and civilians played in the...
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin: The Mystery of the Children of Hamelin

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Which is more likely: 130 children followed a magical piper out of Hamelin and disappeared forever, or that they died of the plague? Or could they have escaped from Hamelin via a secret tunnel to Transylvania? Learners investigate...
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Math Maven Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners solve fraction mysteries.  For this fractions lesson, students read Math Maven's Mysteries and use problem-solving and critical thinking skills to solve the mysteries. 
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"The Case of the Pilfered Pizza"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students read a 2 page math mystery involving pizza. Students use their mathematical skills to solve the mystery of finding out who was the pizza thief.

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