Creative Ways to Teach the Mysteries of History: Mummy dearest. The mystery of the Knights Templar. Will the real Dracula please stand up! Aye matey, pirates they be! Double, double, toil and trouble, why witchcraft in Salem in 1692? 1776, was slavery a c

History does not have to be boring. Kids who are excited about history learn more. History is also far more than facts to memorize for the most recent standardized test. That is where Creative Ways to Teach the Mysteries of History comes in—to make the teaching and learning of history a powerful and enjoyable experience in the classroom through the study of historical mysteries. What better place to snoop around and dig through mysterious graves than in your history class? This book takes ten mysterious events in history from ancient Egypt to the 21st century for students to grapple with and make their own decisions as to "Who done it?". Lessons include historical events such as "Who Killed King Tut?", "The Black Death of 1347 - Can It Come Again?" as well as an Advanced Document Analysis for the 21st Century entitled "Is the War on Terrorism Bogus?" Pahl focuses on a wide variety of active ideas and how-to-do-it brainstorms for teachers to get their students excited about history. At the same time, the book deeply analyzes some of the major issues that have confronted humankind from ancient times through the present and into the future. If this is what you want for your classroom then, Creative Ways to Teach the Mysteries of History, Volume I is for you and your students. Creative Ways to Teach the Mysteries of History, Volume I proves that history does not have to be boring by showing the powerful and enjoyable experience of studying historical mysteries in the classroom. What better place to snoop around and dig through mysterious graves than in your history class? Ron Pahl explores ten mysterious events in history from ancient Egypt to the 21st century, giving students a chance to make their own decisions as to "Who done it?" Lessons include "Who Killed King Tut?" and "The Black Death of 1347-Can It Come Again?," as well as an advanced document analysis for the 21st century entitled "Is the War on Terrorism Bogus?"Pahl focuses on a wide variety of active ideas and how-to-do-it brainstorms for teachers to get their students excited about history. At the same time, the book deeply analyzes some of the major issues that have confronted humankind from ancient times through the present and into the future. This book is developed to make the teaching and learning of history a powerful and enjoyable experience in the classroom through the study of historical mysteries. What better place to snoop around and dig through mysterious graves than in history class? This book takes ten mysterious events in history from ancient Egypt to the 21st century for students to grapple with and make their own decisions as to "Who done it?" Lessons include historical events such as "Who Killed King Tut?", "The Black Death of 1347 - Can It Come Again?" as well as an Advanced Document Analysis for the 21st Century entitled "Is the War on Terrorism Bogus?" The author focuses on a variety of active ideas and how-to-do-it brainstorms for teachers to get their students excited about history. The book also analyzes some of the major issues that have confronted humankind from ancient times through the present and into the future. [For volume 2, see ED499322.] v. 1. Introduction: what, why and how? Who killed King Tut? The Black Death of 1347: can it come again? Who was Columbus? Who was first in South Africa? Was Christopher Marlow Shake-speare? Why is the history of the Congo so dark? Was the U.S. tricked into World War One? Los Zapatistas: who are those masked men of Mexico? Advanced document analysis #1: Is the war on terrorism bogus? Advanced document analysis #2: How does the United States aid Israel? This volume makes teaching and learning history a powerful and enjoyable experience for students in the classroom through the study of historical mysteries, a wide variety of active ideas, and how-to-do-it brainstorms.