"The Mystery of the Holiday Heist" Internet Research by Sharron Cohen - LibrarySparks - December 2004  Adapted by Shauna Leonard and Linda Lamirande  GCISD - Heritage Elementary School

Welcome to "The Mystery of the Holiday Heist"   Internet Research!

You will be the detectives who search for cluesto solve the crime.  Each of your suspects will give facts about him or herself and what happened.  You will need to decide which facts to look up and where to find those facts.  You may discover that one or more of the suspects has actually lied to you!  The suspect (or suspects) who lied is the guilty one.  You will then fill out your Detective's Report to tell about the crime, decide who is guilty of committing the crime and why they did it.  You will also discover where the stolen goods can be found.

Hint: You will have to use several resources to help check out the suspects' stories. The following Web sites will be used for solving this mystery:
 

Internet Resources

Encyclopedias and Almanacs Fact Master www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html Information Please www.infoplease.com	Atlas Mapquest www.mapquest.com
Dictionaries Merriam-Webster Online www.m-w.com/home.htm Word Central www.wordcentral.com	The Crime Vocabulary
Biographical Dictionary Biography.com www.biography.com	The Suspects Click to Read About Each Suspect: Suspect 1 Dee Manding Suspect 3  Morris "Mo" Monet Suspect 2 Aidan Comfort Suspect 4 Ivana Cooke
Foreign Language Dictionary Babel Fish Translation world.altavista.com	Detective's Report