Title: Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science
Author: Susan Hughes
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Copyright: 2011
Reading Level: Lexile 1000
Summary:
Historians and experts from various fields, such as medicine, space and archaeology, worked collectively to resolve nine cases that have puzzled them for years. Each chapter provides the reader with background information about the mystery, how modern science helped solve the mystery and any questions that remain to be solved. With amazing illustrations, the mystery cases include famous bodies that have been identified, lost cities, and puzzling journeys that have been mapped.
Suggested Delivery:
Read aloud followed by think-pair-share.
Electronic Resources:
1-Susan Hughes- This website can be used my teachers and students during and after the reading. The author's website includes a summary about the book, pictures, information about the author and many more activities.
2- Children's Museum- A great tool for students to use after the reading. It includes various activities that involve science and technology. I also includes other useful websites about science that can be of use for the student's writing activity.
Teaching Suggestions:
1-Vocabulary- Anthropologist, Data, DNA, Evidence, Forensic Anthropologist, Glaciologist
2-Reading Strategies- (Think-Pair-Share)
Before Reading: Show students the front and back cover of the book. Give them about 3 minutes so they can share their predictions with another classmate. Ask them to collectively come up with one prediction to share with the class and write it down on the white board. Introduce new vocabulary.
During Reading: Each chapter or case is about three or four pages long. When you finish one case, have students think about what they learned and liked about the case. Next, have them pair up with another classmate and share their thoughts with each other. Select certain students so they can share their opinion with the rest of the class.
After Reading: Have a class discussion about the book. Ask students if their predictions changed and how. If there predictions did not changed, ask them to use evidence from the book to support their answer. Next, ask students to choose the mystery case they liked the most and explain to the class why they liked it.
3-Writing Activity- As students finish the last reading activity, have them pair up with a student they have not worked with. As their writing activity, students will have to create their own mystery case that will be solved by another group.The mystery case must provide:
Before Reading: Show students the front and back cover of the book. Give them about 3 minutes so they can share their predictions with another classmate. Ask them to collectively come up with one prediction to share with the class and write it down on the white board. Introduce new vocabulary.
During Reading: Each chapter or case is about three or four pages long. When you finish one case, have students think about what they learned and liked about the case. Next, have them pair up with another classmate and share their thoughts with each other. Select certain students so they can share their opinion with the rest of the class.
After Reading: Have a class discussion about the book. Ask students if their predictions changed and how. If there predictions did not changed, ask them to use evidence from the book to support their answer. Next, ask students to choose the mystery case they liked the most and explain to the class why they liked it.
3-Writing Activity- As students finish the last reading activity, have them pair up with a student they have not worked with. As their writing activity, students will have to create their own mystery case that will be solved by another group.The mystery case must provide:
1- Background information about the person, city or object missing.
2- Where and when it was last seen?
3- Who saw it last time?
4- Any extra clues that can lead the detectives to the answer.
2- Where and when it was last seen?
3- Who saw it last time?
4- Any extra clues that can lead the detectives to the answer.
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