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Deciphering History's Mysteries Part 1
Tina Hugall MHA MBA
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If you love mysteries, the come and join us in this 8 lesson class, we will delve into 6 different mysteries from U.S. History, like the Great Chicago Fire and the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, and conduct our own investigations!
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
There's something extra exciting when studying history and you stumble upon a mystery. In this class, we will be investigating some of the United States more well known unsolved "cold Cases". Every week, students will be presented with an outline of the case. We will discuss the evidence and theories that have been suggested in the Outschool classroom. Students will then examine both primary and secondary sources to arrive at what they consider the best theory as to what actually happened....
8 lessons//8 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Learning the difference between Primary and Secondary SourcesWeek 2Lesson 2What caused The Great Chicago Fire?Week 3Lesson 3What happened to Amelia Earhart?Week 4Lesson 4Was Mary Surratt guilty of treason?Week 5Lesson 5What happened to D.B. Cooper?Week 6Lesson 6Was Lizzie Borden guilty of murder?Week 7Lesson 7Is Bigfoot real?Week 8Lesson 8Learners choice!Learners will get to choose a mystery on their own and follow the same investigative steps to prove/disprove different theories.
This class is taught in English.
Students will learn how to construct a case file for research and how to determine credible resources. Our goals for this class are to: Write about what we learn. Use primary sources and different types of media (such as film and art) to learn about historical events. Learn about historical events through the context of geography and how it affected different events. Research, organize, and present their research on various topics, events, and figures. Discuss topics while focusing on using specific details, facts, and reasons to support their opinions. Use technology to research both past and current events and topics. To be able to construct arguments and rebuttals Recognized Inequities and their causes Understand differences between present and past perspectives, and apply it to present day issues
I have been an educator on Outschool since February of 2018. I have my MBA and MHA, both of which have taught me the value of conducting research and asking questions. I have a passion for history, organization, reading, and learning. You can usually find me in the middle of 2-3 books or watching a documentary. I am also an Outschool ACE Educator, which means that I continually seek out ways to improve my teaching skills and knowledge, as well as the learner experience. Some of the seminars/courses that I have attended in the past are: Foundations for Teaching and Learning About Native Americans; The Presence and Absence of Asian America: What Truths Lie Beyond the Headlines; Using the “Diary of Anne Frank” to Amplify Students’ Voices; Painting a Just Picture – Art and Activism.
Homework Offered
Learners will have 7 different "case files" to create. This will require research - reading, watching videos, possibly conducting interviews.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Final Grades will be given upon request based on work completed.
Worksheets and guidelines will be posted to class in the first lesson. Further research material will be furnished as the class progresses.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Some of the topics may include violence and murder, theft, and conspiracy theories. The goal of this class is to have students examine the evidence in a logical, thought out manner, and have them assess them as a historian would. Some of the resources on Lizzie Borden do show the murder scene. This class will utilize Youtube videos for sharing of lecture videos, as well as supplemental lessons. All Youtube videos are embedded into the Outschool platform. This class may also utilize Kahoot. Learners will be given a direct link and game pin to play.
Some of the sources used in this class are, but not limited to: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-or-who-caused-the-great-chicago-fire-61481977/ https://time.com/4055770/great-chicago-fire-origins/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/chicago-fire-1871-and-great-rebuilding/print/ https://www.greatchicagofire.org/oleary-legend/ https://www.ameliaearhart.com/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-search-for-amelia-earhart-ever-end-180953646/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories-spd https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-27/the-five-main-theories-behind-the-amelia-earhart-mystery/11046462 https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/what-happened-to-amelia-earhart https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20191127/conspiracy-crash-and-capture-5-theories-about-amelia-earharts-disappearance Movie "The Conspirator" PG-13 (Please do not watch without talking to your parents) Mary Surratt - Innocent or Guilty? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDcV4Rpnx0I&t=3272s Retrial of Mary Surratt - https://www.c-span.org/video/?301727-1/trial-mary-surratt Was Mary Surratt innocent or guilty? https://www.catholicherald.com/news/local_news/was_mary_surratt_innocent_or_guilty_/ The boarding house - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-mary-surratt-boarding-house-washington-dc https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/d-b-cooper/ https://www.history.com/news/db-cooper-case-fbi-letters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbUjuwhQPKs https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-8-most-intriguing-theories-about-skyjacker-d-b-coo-1699652025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJbpWfFuKBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejaYI_-KH4s https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lizzie-borden-accused-killer-axe-48-hours/ https://lizzie-borden.com/ https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1437-home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VKFYdUrfg https://www.history.com/news/bigfoot-legend-newspaper https://mil.wa.gov/the-legend-of-bigfoot https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bigfoot_sasquatch_legend/#.YMoAj5NKgjg https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/curators-choice/tracking-legend-bigfoot https://westportlibrary.libguides.com/bigfoot https://www.livescience.com/24598-bigfoot.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/05/fbi-tested-bigfoot-hair-in-1970s-government-documents-show.html https://www.outsideonline.com/2097161/10-most-convincing-bigfoot-sightings https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/so-the-fbi-released-some-bigfoot-files-what-are-the-chances-the-sasquatch-is-real https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/07/world/new-plant-animal-species-2019-scn/index.html https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22202733/2020-new-species https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54894681
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