Unsolved Mysteries

Everyone loves a good mystery.  Mysteries keep us in suspense.  They make us want to know more, find out more information and even search for clues.  The best mysteries are the ones that keep you on your toes, make you analyze every last detail, and then surprise you at the very end.  What about the mysteries that never get solved?  Why hasn't anyone found the answers?

Your task will be to select a topic on an unsolved mystery.  Using inquiry research steps based on the Big6 Research Model, you will conduct research, find answers to your research questions, and create a presentation documenting your research findings.

Minimum Requirements:

Slide 1: Title slide containing the "unsolved mystery", student name, and date.

Slides 2-3: Introductory slide: The mystery must be introduced with an explanation of why it is a mystery. 

Slides 4-6: Supporting theories, details about mystery, etc

Slides 7-8: Evidence (photos, news reports, witnesses, interviews)

Slides 9-10: Any opposing theory or explanation that has been provided to "solve the mystery"

Slides 11-12: Conclusion - including the student's belief based on the researched information

Images:  A minimum of 3-5 relevant images 

Step One:  Task Definition Planning Sheets

Credits /Works Cited Handout or Works Cited Page (A Minimum of 3 Sources Should Be Used)

Minimum of One Digital Note-Taking Card (To Show Evidence of Planning, Summarizing, etc.)

Research Self-Reflection Handout

Note:  The research links for the unsolved mysteries topics are on Page 4  (Step 4) in the site's navigational menu under More. The teacher's guide also lists each research step involved in this project as a frame of reference.