Games, Online Learning Activities

Roaring 20s: A History Mystery Activity

By conducting research guided by clues, students must solve a “mystery” related to African-American history during the Roaring ‘20s.

  • Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Scholastic’s “History Mystery: Roaring ‘20s” (grades 4–8) features the engaging character Professor Carlotta Facts, who asks students to determine the mystery subject she is studying, using the fewest number of clues possible. 

 

This mystery is related to African-American history during the Roaring ‘20s. It was quite a decade, including Charles Lindberg’s thrilling solo flight across the Atlantic, the birth of radio, woman’s suffrage, the reemergence of the Klu Klux Klan, and the start of the Great Depression.

 

Is the mystery subject a person, a place, event, or object?  To find out, students can use online or offline research, and are given up to five clues. After each clue, students can guess the answer. If they get it wrong, a new clue appears. Students can eventually review the final answer with a short explanation.

 

 

Learning Objectives

By participating in History Mystery, students will:

  • Use problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Analyze clues
  • Explore topics and events from the 4–8 social studies curriculum
  • Use search terms to conduct Internet research
  • Use an online interactive form

 

 

 

 

  • Subjects:
    African American History, American History
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