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Curated OER

The Ebb-Tide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study "The Ebb-Tide", an original drama based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson."The Ebb-Tide", like many of Stevenson's works, is a nautical adventure combining mystery, murder and memorable char
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Curated OER

Mission Possible

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars, in teams, solve a crime using forensic lab techniques. They apply lab techniques to a real life situation using a crime scenario that takes place on campus. Sample activities include Blood, Fiber, and Hair Lab.
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Scholastic

Midnight Magic Discussion Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This discussion guide accompanies the fiction book Midnight Magic written by Avi, enforces story elements, inferences, and theme/plot. Have the class work on it over time, it will engage even your reluctant readers. 
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Avi Writer

The Cross of Lead, At the Edge of the World, and The End of Time

For Teachers 5th - 7th
A fan of Ari's Crispin trilogy? Here is a packet that contains study guides for all three Crispin novels: The Cross of Lead, At the Edge of the World, and The End of Time.
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Curated OER

Integers

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students perform order of operation using integers. In this algebra lesson, students apply properties of integers as they add, subtract, multiply and divide integers. They work in groups to complete a RAFT assignment.
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Curated OER

"Split" Character Studies in Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students write an essay evaluating split character traits on major characters in Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment. For this lesson students are guided through discussion questions, group assignments, and vocabulary work. The...
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Curated OER

Lewis and Clark in Columbia River Country

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this research skills lesson, students research the death of Meriwether Lewis using forensic evidence presented in primary...
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Curated OER

Chickenfeed by Minette Walters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read, analyze and discuss the novel, "Chickenfeed," by Minette Walters. They assess the theories of tell me a story, take a letter and is truth stranger than fiction? Each student reviews the synopsis and explore how dialogue...
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Curated OER

Science: Criminalistics - A New Look at Crime

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine the world of forensic science, focusing on fingerprint analysis. In the lesson, they implement a method by which fingerprints of class members are categorized and identified. Elementary students study classification...
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Curated OER

Lost Baby

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students simulate the steps involved in creating a DNA fingerprint by the RFLP technique. They analyze RFLP patterns to determine the parentage of a missing baby.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Expository Escapade: Detective's Handbook

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Working on higher-level thinking skills with your readers is made easier with this lesson plan. You will have your students connect with and analyze a mystery story at their grade-appropriate level. Lesson plan, printable worksheets, and...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Geometrica Fights Back!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity is designed to give young scholars practice with the properties of special quadrilaterals (parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, squares, trapezoids, and kites). The students are provided with a "murder mystery" sheet with...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Truth' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ian's parents go on vacation and leave him on his own, which he sees as an opportunity to have a large party. But a friend of the parents comes to check on him and is murdered. No one will talk and two school newspaper reporters put...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Tim O'brien Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For teaching the work of Tim O'Brien, this site features lesson plans, overviews, notes, and other resources to help students reading The Things They Carried, Ambush, Going After Cacciato, If I Die in a Combat Zone, and so on.

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