H-CSI H.L Hunley

HW: Supplies by Friday
Goal: Believe that students can make history.

SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF THE H.L. HUNLEY.

PREPARE: Do you believe that it is possible to make history in our classroom?

DESCRIBE:
     On the evening of February 17, 1864, the H. L. Hunley became the world's first successful combat submarine by sinking the USS Housatonic. After signaling to shore that the mission had been accomplished, the submarine and her crew of eight vanished. It was discovered in 2001. Today's mystery lies in what was found on the submarine.

Sources of Evidence: Button and Submarine

COMPARE: "Read" the artifacts and complete a double bubble.

CONCLUSION:
      a. What was the most important difference for historians who discovered the submarine?
      b. What do you suspect to be the cause? Form a hypothesis.
      c.  How is history made?

APPLICATION: ANALYZE THE CLUES

1.  Ask the Necessary Questions

2.  Analyze the Clues

3.  Create an Argument