Unsolved Mysteries
 

Created by:  Ms. Tvarok

  

Introduction - Task - Process - Evaluation - Conclusion
 

 
 

Introduction

  
There are many mysterious things that occur on our planet.  Although scientists and historians have researched mysterious places and events, often they are left wondering, "Who did this?", "Why did this happen?", "When did this happen?" and "How did this happen?"

It is time for the fourth grade I.M.P.A.C.T. team to tackle some of planet Earth's Unsolved Mysteries!  Click on the link to read the Introductory PowerPoint slideshow.

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Task

  
Your task is to research one of the mysteries from the PowerPoint slideshow on the Internet and by using resources from our library. 

1.  You will work with the group to create a timeline of these events.

2.  After you have selected your mystery and conducted research, you will create your own ABC PowerPoint that describes your research.

3.  You will present your PowerPoint to the group.

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Process
Print out the note taking page, to help keep your research organized.  You will need one in-depth fact for each letter of the alphabet.  In the end, you will have created a 28 page PowerPoint slide show. (Title slide, 26 letter fact slides, Resources slide)  Use the links below for your Internet research.  Don't forget to copy the URL address for each link that you use, and paste it onto your Resources slide.

As a researcher, it is important to answer the following questions in your slideshow:  who, what, where, when, how, why.  Also, because there is no solid evidence to explain these mysteries, you must present more than one point of view.
Rapa Nui - Easter Island Bermuda Triangle The Egyptian Pyramids Stonehenge
Easter Island Home Page Bermuda Triangle Mystery National Geographic: The Pyramids Britannia History: Stonehenge
Easter Island Words and Pictures Department of the Navy: Bermuda Triangle Encyclopedia Smithsonian:  Pyramids Your Guide to Stonehenge
NOVA: Easter Island Bermuda Triangle: Devil's Sea Pyramids: Houses of Eternity Earth's Mysteries: Stonehenge
Discovery Channel: Easter Island Bermuda Triangle: ThinkQuest Overview of Pyramid Construction Discovery Channel: Stonehenge
Easter Island Travel Guide The Bermuda Triangle NOVA Online: The Pyramids  
       
Machu Piccho Amelia Earhart Nazca Lines Crop Circles
Places of Peace and Power: Machu Piccho Official Website of Amelia Earhart Nazca Lines and Culture Crop Circle Connector
Machu Piccho Amelia Earhart: Biography Skeptics Dictionary: Nazca Lines Crop Circle Research
Destination: Machu Piccho Department of the Navy: Amelia Earhart World Mysteries:  Nazca Lines CropCircles.net
Peru Cultural: Machu Piccho AcePilots:  Amelia Earhart Discovery Channel: Nazca Lines Crystal Links: Crop Circles
Rediscover Machu Piccho Student articles:  Amelia Earhart The Lines of Peru Crop Circles, Quest for Truth
Machu Piccho:  Virtual Tours   Nazca Lines Revisited  
       
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Evaluation

Your grade will be based on this project rubric.  Be sure to read the rubric before you start the project, and refer to it frequently while you are working.
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Conclusion

At the end of our research, we will watch the presentations as a class.  Do you think your research answered who, what, where, when, how, or why?  Which details from the projects did you believe?  Which details from the projects were difficult to believe?  Do you think any of these mysteries will ever be completely solved?
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