The Murder Class

The Murder Class is a page following along Ms. Tempus’ project based learning class at Menomonie High School in Wisconsin.

You can expect everything from reading schedules, puzzles and games, interactive media, and experiments to do at home!

09/16/2021

I love the opportunity to go on "deep dives" with students about history! In this virtual museum, use the on-screen navigation to peruse multiple exhibits about everything from the history of policing, to the interwar years, to fashion in the 1930's, dating tips, the Great Depression, and more.
Making this virtual museum took most of my summer, but it is SO worth it to watch students click around and really engage with history! Which exhibit is your favorite?

Virtual Museum 1930's FLOW Museum 3 1930’s World History ENTER FLOW- Murder on the Orient Express

09/13/2021

Best moment of today: Upon opening her sealed envelope of “case files,” (an activity to help us review the need for sufficient and relevant reasoning and evidence) a particularly quiet student murmured, “This is actually so cool.”

A quick template on Canva, a search for random portraits, and boom- a worksheet becomes an activity, and a disengaged student comes alive.

Quiz: How well can you tell factual from opinion statements?

09/09/2021

My student just beat me at this quiz!! 😱😱😱
The Pew Research Center Study suggests that only 35% of US adults can tell fact from opinion.
Think it should be easy? Take the quiz yourself!

Quiz: How well can you tell factual from opinion statements? Test your ability to classify 10 news statements as either factual or opinion.

The Puzzling Disappearance of Agatha Christie

09/02/2021

Good Morning! What ever happened to make Agatha Christie disappear for 11 days in 1926? Here’s a great video which discusses a few excellent theories...
(Note: some mature content, including swearing, su*cide mentions, etc.)

The Puzzling Disappearance of Agatha Christie What really happened to England’s famed author when she went missing?Credits: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/124519Welcome to the BuzzFeed Unsolved Net...