Solving Mysteries Group Worksheet
Reader:_____________________________________________
Recorder:____________________________________________
Reporter:____________________________________________
Checker:_____________________________________________
Name of Mystery:_____________________________________
Group Plan:
1. What is the mystery to solve?
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2. Who are the main characters in the mystery?
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3. Describe each character briefly and his/her participation in the mystery.
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4. What are the key clues?
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5. What steps will we take to analyze this problem?
(We could act it out, draw a picture, make a list, work backwards from the end back to the beginning, make some educated guesses and see how they work, draw a web of facts, events, and characters)
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Group Action:
1. What did our group actually do?
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2. What did we find out?
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3. What is the solution to the mystery?
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4. What was the main clue needed to solve the mystery?
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Group Evaluation:
1. How did our group do in collaboration?
(speaking softly, listening to each other, taking turns, encouraging each other.)
We were good at:
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We need to work on:
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2. What specific things did we do that aided us in solving the mystery?
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