MYSTERY
Historians can learn a lot from a hat! In this lesson, students will look at images of historical and modern hats to learn how hats can give us clues about what people do for work and why their hats may need special features.
Before starting a Private i History Detectives unit, use this lesson or the “What Is This and What Was It Used For?” mystery as an introduction to inquiry lesson to introduce your students to the Private i History Detectives Team and the skills historians use.
iCivics en español! Student and class materials for this mystery are available in Spanish.
Resources
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G0U0M2 Lesson Plan_print.pdf
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G0U0M2 Mystery Presentation_print.pdf
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G0U0M2 Student Handout_print.pdf
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G0U0M2 Transcript_print.pdf
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Spanish_G0U0M2 Lesson Plan.pdf
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Spanish_G0U0M2 Mystery Presentation.pdf
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Spanish_G0U0M2 Student Handout.pdf
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Spanish_G0U0M2 Transcript.pdf
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G0U0M2 NARRATED Mystery Presentation (Google Slides)
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G0U0M2 Mystery Presentation (Google Slides)
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G0U0M2 Lesson Plan (Google Doc)
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G0U0M2 Student Handout (Google Doc)
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G0U0M2 Transcript (Google Doc)
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G0U0M2 Spanish NARRATED Mystery Presentation (Google Slides)
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G0U0M2 Spanish Lesson Plan (Google Doc)
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G0U0M2 Spanish Student Handout (Google Doc)
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G0U0M2 Spanish Transcript (Google Doc)
“As a second and third grade teacher for the entirety of my career I had long taught students history through inquiry. Seeing students explore history in this way has been SUCH a joy! Lightbulb moments galore! A teacher’s dream!...unlike lessons I had taught in the past, I didn’t have to find the primary sources. I didn’t have to research them. I didn’t have to write the lesson plan from scratch. I didn’t have to do anything but read the lesson plan… and teach the lesson!”
Second Grade Teacher
“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”
Fourth Grade Teacher
"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"
Fifth Grade Teacher
"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."
Fourth Grade Teacher
This Mystery is included in the following Private i History Detectives Unit:
Introduction to Inquiry Mysteries, Grades K-1
Other Mysteries in this Unit: