MYSTERY
Historians make inferences. In this introduction to inquire lesson, students learn some of the skills and strategies historians use to learn about the past. They will explore primary source images to help answer the mystery question: "What are these children doing?"
iCivics en español! Student and class materials for this mystery are available in Spanish.
Resources
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G2-3U0M1 Lesson Plan_print.pdf
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G2-3U0M1 Presentation_print.pdf
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G2-3U0M1 Student Handout 2_print.pdf
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G2-3U0M1 Student Handout_print.pdf
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G2-3U0M1 Transcript_print.pdf
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Spanish_G2-3U0M1 Lesson Plan.pdf
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Spanish_G2-3U0M1 Presentation.pdf
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Spanish_G2-3U0M1 Student Handout 2_print.pdf
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Spanish_G2-3U0M1 Student Handout.pdf
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Spanish_G2-3U0M1 Transcript.pdf
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G2U0M1 NARRATED Mystery Presentation (Google Slides)
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G2U0M1 Mystery Presentation (Google Slides)
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G2U0M1 Lesson Plan (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Student Handout (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Student Handout 2 (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Transcript (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Spanish NARRATED Mystery Presentation (Google Slides)
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G2U0M1 Spanish Lesson Plan (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Spanish Student Handout (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Spanish Student Handout 2 (Google Doc)
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G2U0M1 Spanish Transcript (Google Doc)
“As a second and third grade teacher for the entirety of my career I had long taught students history through inquiry. Seeing students explore history in this way has been SUCH a joy! Lightbulb moments galore! A teacher’s dream!...unlike lessons I had taught in the past, I didn’t have to find the primary sources. I didn’t have to research them. I didn’t have to write the lesson plan from scratch. I didn’t have to do anything but read the lesson plan… and teach the lesson!”
Second Grade Teacher
“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”
Fourth Grade Teacher
"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"
Fifth Grade Teacher
"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."
Fourth Grade Teacher
This Mystery is included in the following Private i History Detectives Unit:
Introduction to Inquiry, Grades 2-3
Other Mysteries in this Unit: