Unit+4+Puzzles+and+Mysteries

=Key Question: = Is there an explanation for everything?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * Can you always believe what you see?
 * What can explain animal behavior?
 * How can a mistake turn into success?
 * How can knowing another language create understanding?
 * How can attention to detail help solve a problem?

= Web Resources: = [|Harry Houdini] [|Pink dolphin] [|Hieroglyphs] [|The Rosetta Stone] [|Salamanders]

=[|Reading A-Z:] = [|Inventions] nf - Level R [|Mysteries of the Lost Civilization] - Level T [|The Great Gallardo's Books] f  - Level U Many mysteries of a variety of levels when using "mystery" when doing a Leveled Book Search

=[|Discovery Streaming:] = [|Animal Profiles: Dolphins] [|Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye: Communication]

= IS Resources: = Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys mystery series Cam Jansen series Boxcar Children series Encyclopedia Brown series Magic Tree House series

= Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

Chapter Books/Scott Foresman Trade Book Library:
__Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Haunted House__ by David A. Adler __From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler__ by E.L. Konigsburg __Can Science Solve The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle__ by Chris Oxlade __The Wolves of Willoughby Chase__ by Joan A. Kern

=Library Media Kits: = __Bunnicula__ by Deborah and James Howe - Level P - several kits available __Encyclopedia Brown__ books by Donald J. Sobol - Level P - many kits available __The Case of the Missing Iguana__ by Andy Wong - Level Q - 6 copies - Call # Kit Q24 __Inspector Grub and the Gourmet Mystery__ by Quentin Flynn - Level Q - many kits available __Swimming with Dolphins__ by Stephanie Wilder - Level Q - 6 copies - Call # Kit Q33 __Chasing the Falconers__ by Gordon korman - Level R - 15 copies - Call # Kit RO25 __Harry Houdini: Master of Magic__ by Robert Kraske - Level R - 2 kits available - Kit 1 of 6 copies (Call # Kit R16), Kit 2 of 30 copies (Call # Kit R) __Mystery Valley__ by John Parsons - Level R - many kits available __The Case of the Missing Ring__ by Meish Goldish - Level S - 20 copies - Call # Kit S22 __The Dollhouse Murders__ by Betty Ren Wright - Level S - 3 kits available __From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler__ by E.L. Konigsburg - Level S - many kits available __Thomas Edison: an American Inventor__ by Barbara Gannett - Level T - 18 copies - Call # Kit T22 __Mystery at Marin Marsh__ by Denise Jordan - Level U - many kits available

= Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project:Unlocking Nature's Mysteries = Students investigate a mystery of nature and uncover the scientific explanation or theories for it. (Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]