3H Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery in the Classroom

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Intro

There has been a murder in the classroom, and you are the detectives. We need your help to solve this murder mystery! But be careful! Every choice has consequences. A teacher, Ms Norwood, has been found dead in the classroom. When the police arrived at the crimescene, there were 3 students already standing next to the body. Mr Miller, another teacher at the school, was in the classroom next to where Ms Norwood was murdered. But who did it?

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Where to begin?

Listen to the interviews of the suspects

Inspect the evidence of the crime scene

You chose: evidence

These items are what the police found at the crimescene. Click on the items to reveal more details and information about the evidence item.

Done investigating

You have chosen: the interviews.At arrival of the crime scene, you found 3 students already there: Jim, Emma, and Eddie. The police also found a connection to Mr Miller, another teacher at the school. Play the interviews by clicking on the button.

Interview 1: Jim

Interview 2: Emma

Interview 3: Eddie

I am done listening. To the next page!

Interview 4: Mr. Miller

Because you chose Interview, you will only get the list of evidence:

• Drawing of the teacher

• Salad bowl

• The teacher's bag

• Tea cup

• Agenda

• Letter

• Pen

• Graded tests

• Poison vial

• Keys

Done!

Because you chose evidence, you only get a summary of what each suspect says. Click on the person icon to reveal the summary.

Jim

Emma

Mr Miller

Eddie

Done!

Congatulations! You have received all the details on the evidence or the interviews.

Interview 1: Jim

Click on the play button to hear the interview, or click on the item to read more about the item.

Interview 2: Emma

Interview 3: Eddie

Interview 4: Mr. Miller

Wait, what is that? Let's see on the next page!

What's that?

You see in the corner of your eye a yellow post-it note underneath the table. You read what it says:

Speak with Ed about JM...

JM? Did you see JM somewhere before?

Nope, never seen it before.

I know it from somewhere

As you are busy investigating, but you see a figure staring through a crack of the door. They run away. Do you run after them, or keep investigating?

Go after the person. This person is not looking at us for no reason!

I keep investigating the crime scene, I am sure this is where I will get the answer to the murder mystery!

Congratulations!

Because you remembered correctly, you get a fingerprint list. Use it well!

Take a picture of it! Then you can zoom in/out and access it at any time :)

Emma

Eddie

Jim

Mr Miller

Next

Where, oh, where did you see "JM" before... It must have been...

Never mind! It must have been nothing.

On the letter! How could I forget!

In the agenda! Now I remember!

You look around the room. You see a bin, a cabinet, tables. Where do you start looking?

The bin

The tables

The cabinet

The cabinet:

You search through the cabinet. Nothing special. Some dictionaries, books, some pens, mostly paper. And a news article on another shelf. Hm, interesting acticle...

Let's have a closer look

The bin:

You search through the bin. Nothing special. A salad wrapper, some pens, mostly paper. And a news article. Hm, interesting acticle...

Let's have a closer look

The tables:

You search through on the tables, under the tables. Nothing to see, except for some inappropriate scrabbles. And an article, on the corner of a table in the back. Hm, interesting acticle...

Let's have a closer look

QUIZ

The news article

Answer the questions about the article

question 1/5

What is the subject of the text?

How Emily handles being a teacher and a single parent.

How the teacher, Emily, helps single mothers.

How a teacher, Emily, helps students who have single parents.

QUESTION 2/5

Who is the forgotten group in teaching?

The full-time teachers and single parents.

Emily

The underclass

QUESTION 3/5

Is it easy being a single parent in the morning?

No, some problems have no easy solutions.

Yes, children are easy

No, teenagers are always the problem.

QUESTION 4/5

Is Emily happy being a single mother and a full-time teacher?

Yes, eventhough she has no partner, she is happy with her son.

No, she will never have a happily ever after.

No, because being a single parent is hard.

QUESTION 5/5

Why did Emily raise her child alone?

The father never knew she had a baby

It is for the better

The father did not want the baby

Congratulations!

Next

OH NO!

Wrong answer

This is only a few weeks ago. How interesting, and yet this makes you ask more questions. Why is this article here? Do we know the son? Is she maybe still in contact with the kid's father? Or, does the father know? You think about what you just learned, and our suspect list. Which suspect might be linked to this article? Emma, Eddie, Jim, or Mr. Miller?

Next

You glance over the classroom, looking at the tables, the windows, and the wallpaper at the back of the classroom. But something looks odd when you look at one of the large posters in the back. You walk towards it and investigates.

As you walk towards the poster, you see a door handle. You try to open the door, but it seems to be locked. You go to the evidence table, and grab Ms Norwood's keys. Trying the keys on the door, but it does not seem to budge. Instead, you decide to open it by force. Eventually, you manage to break open the door. Now you are standing in a storage room storing tall cupboards with many folders, lesson materials, novels, and more posters. In which cupboard should you start looking?

Right

Left

You walk to the right side of the stock room, and look at the desk. You see a few files and, hidden behind some books, a notebook full of calculations with dangerous chemicals. The name is scratched through, and a post-it note on the notebook says; "Apprehended by Mr Miller". Maybe we can decipher whose name has been scratched through?

HIDDEN IMAGE QUIZ

Answer all the questions to find the picture

01

What word matches this definition?"To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illigal, or unkind."

malevolent

To accuse

To point out

HIDDEN IMAGE QUIZ

Fill in the correct conjugation of the verb

02

"Maybe Eddie _____ (to write) the calulations and wanted to kill Ms Norwood."

Wrote

Writed

Writes

HIDDEN IMAGE QUIZ

What word fits the definition best?

03

To intentionally not listen or give attention to.

Ignore

To vex

To look away

HIDDEN IMAGE QUIZ

Conjugate the verb into the right tense.

06

It _____ (shock) for many students to hear that Ms Norwood past away.

Shocks

Was shocking

Shocked

HIDDEN IMAGE QUIZ

what word fits the definition best?

08

To make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others.

Opt

Choosenings

Options

CONGRATS!

Now we know to whom this notebook belongs. Eddie? And why would Mr Miller apprehend a school notebook with calculations?

Continue the investigation

WRONG!

TRY AGAIN

You head back into the classroom and reflect on what you just learned. If Eddie wrote these calculations, does that mean anything? And how about the fact that Mr Miller took the notebook off of Eddie. Why would he do that, or what was he planning to do with it?

You walk towards the left of the storage room and go through some boxes in the cupboards. You come across a file sticking out of one box. Eddie's file. Let's look what it says.

QUESTION 1/5

(use the Present Perfect)Eddie ______ (to be) without father his whole life.

has been being

Having been

Has been

RIGHT!

NEXT

QUESTION 2/5

Eddie is known for not caring about his attendence in class and grades. What do you call someone who does not care?

careless

pessimistic

impulsive

RIGHT!

NEXT

QUESTION 3/5

What fits best? Eddie's full name _____ Eddie Jason Norwood.

is

was

has been

RIGHT!

NEXT

QUESTION 4/5

What fits best? Eddie _____ upset whenever a teacher talked about his father.

became

was becoming

have been becoming

RIGHT!

NEXT

QUESTION 5/6

Mr Miller gives him the most hours to be in detention, because of "intricate matters". What does intricate mean?

complexities which makes something difficult

difficulties which makes matters futile

a malevolent act which creates complex matters

Oh no! Try again!

File completed!

Next

Interesting... You walk back into the classroom.

You run after that person, but they are really fast. You are getting tired, all hallways seem the same. After a few corners, you notice a sticky-note on the floor. Do you go back to the crime scene with the note, or leave the note and keep following the person?

Take the note and go back. This must be important!

We are so close! Let's keep following! We almost got them!

You keep following the person, but they are faster than you are. Suddenly, the person you were following is gone. You stop running and look for any clues of where that person might have gone. Out of nowhere, you notice an open classroom. You know that the school is closed, and everything should be locked up. So how it this classroom open?

Let's stay in the hallway, here must be a clue to where the figure went.

Let's look inside the classroom! We might find new evidence.

You step inside the classroom, and you hear something. As if someone is crying. You walk to the back of the classroom, and find Eddie, sitting on the floor, crying. What do you do?

You take him into custody. You are sure he is the killer!

You sit next to him, and you listen to what he has to say.

You sit next to him. You both do not talk for a minute. But then...

Listen to the story

You are shocked with what you just heard. Mr Miller, the father of Eddie, and Ms Norwood's lover. This you did not see coming! But what does this mean? You walk with Eddie through the hallway until you see a police officer. You hand Eddie over to the police officer, who will bring him home. You walk back to the crime scene.

Next

You look around the hallway. There are some group tables and some couches for students to lounge during their break. But right now, you hear only silence. You look behind a couch, nothing there. You look behind a painting, nothing again, except for some chewing gum. Where do you look next?

Look behind the flower pot

Look under the table

You look behind the flower pot and you see something. It is a recording. You listen to the recording.

Click on the button to listen to the recording.

Emily? As in Emily Norwood? And who is Jake, and who are they talking about? With all this new information and evidence, you go back to the crime scene. Maybe you can connect the dots.

Back to the crime scene

You look under the table, and you find a key, glued under the table by chewing gum. You pull it from under the table, and look closely. It looks like a key to a classroom. You look at the doors around you, and so you start trying every door. But it takes some effort trying all the doors.

Let's try opening the doors!

TRUE

Answer the true or false to find the right door for the key.

or

FALSE

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Question 1/5

Word order

This sentence is grammatically correct: The detectives of this case have worked tirelessly.

False

True

Question 1/5

Correct!

You are one door closer to finding the right door! Keep going!

Next Question

True

Question 2/5

Present simple

The verb "to give" is correctly used in the sentence below: The police officer give great tips on how to solve this murder mystery.

False

True

Question 2/5

Correct!

Although we have not found the right door yet, we know we are close! Let's try the next one!

Next Question

False

Question 3/5

comparative

The sentence below is correct: Ms Norwood is a better teacher than Mr Miller.

False

True

Question 3/5

Correct!

We are half way there! Keep going! you are doing great!

Next Question

True

Question 4/5

Superlative

This sentence is correct:The teacher is the sweeter teacher of the school.

False

True

Question 4/5

Correct!

Wauw! You are amazing detectives solving these problems! We only have to try a few more doors! One more question!

Next Question

False

Question 5/5

Capital letters

This sentence is correct: Ms Norwood and Mr Miller must know each other well, because they have been working together a long time.

False

True

Question 5/5

Correct!

Well done! You found the right door!

Let's open the door!

True

Oh no! Incorrect

Fast! let's try again!

YES! You found the right door!

You put the key in the keyhole and it turns. Finally! You open the door and it appears to be a storage room. It has different vials, burners, and much more. It seems to be a chemistry storage room. But why would someone want to use this room, and why hide the key? Did someone make the poison in the chemistry classroom, and got their supplies from this room? So many questions, but the most important question is: Who would do this? You look around the storage room. What else do you see? A receipt to a pharmacy. And what is that? a photo?!

Next

The foto is a photo of Ms Norwood and Eddie. They seem happy together. You turn the photo around and you see it has something written on the back.

You look closer at the photo. Suddenly, the door closes behind you. You run to the door, but it does not open.

What do you do?

This is what I want. I will get what is mine-JM

beat the door down with your fist

kick the door until it opens

Why are Ms Norwood and Eddie in the picture together? and who is JM?

Well... that did not work... And now you have a bruised hand. Great job! Maybe kick the door in this time..

kick the door until it opens

You got out of the storage room. But who closed the door and locked you in? You look around, but no one is there. Just as you want to walk away, you notice something yellow in the bin, next to the door of the storage room. You take it out of the bin and see it is a Yellow Letter. This student must have been send out of the classroom. You read what is filled in, and you read: Name: Jim Teacher: Ms Norwood

Go back to the crime scene

You got the note. But it is ripped to pieces.

Read the note when you are back at the crime scene.

Solve the puzzle now. No time to lose!

Puzzle quiz

Answer the questions to puzzle the note together

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Question 01

Fill in the correct form: Look in here! ____ agenda is full with information.

A. Her

B. Herself

C. Hers

Question 02

Fill in the correct form: Hey! give that back! That flashlight is ____.

Her

Mine

Myself

Question 03

Fill in the correct form: She ____ (to walk) to school with her son every day. Interresting.

A. walks

B. walking

C. has been walk

Question 04

Fill in the correct form: This ____ (to be) such a difficult case.

A. are

B. has

C. is

Question 05

Fill in the correct form: The teacher ____ (to read) a lot of books. How typical for an English teacher.

A. read

B. reads

C. reading

Question 06

Fill in the correct negative form: Oh no! We ___________ (to have) her laptop!

A. have

B. don't have

C. aren't have

Question 07

Fill in the correct negative form: She _____ (to be) a mean teacher. She is very kind.

A. is not

B. is

c. are

Question 08

Fill in the correct form: _______ (she / to have) any friends that might know who killed her?

A. Do she has

B. Does she has

C. Does she have

Question 09

Fill in the correct form: ______ (she / to be) a good teacher? or did she have a lot of enimies?

A. Is she

B. she is

C. Did she is

Question 10

Fill in the correct form: Tomorrow, we ____ (to find out) who her killer is. I am sure of it!

A. out find

B. finds out

C. find out

Good job!

You have puzzled together what the note says!

Start over?

Next

Oh no!

Let's try again!

Congratulations!

Because you filled in the quiz correctly, you get a fingerprint table. Use it wisely!

Take a picture of it! Then you can zoom in/out and access it at any time :)

Emma

Eddie

Jim

Mr Miller

Next

Grades? Revenge? Regret? These are serious threats. But who would write this? And would this person really murder a teacher? You walk back to the crimescene, but on your way there you see Jim.

Go back to the crime scene. We have more important things to do!

Talk to Jim. Maybe he wants to talk to you.

You see Jim and walk towards him. You ask what he is doing here while the school is closed. Jim, the vexed boy that he is, wants to talk to you. Listen to what he wants to say.

With a lot to think about, you walk back to the classroom. Hit send on the question after listening to go to the next page

You come back into the classroom. A police officer comes to you and says: "Detectives, a piece of evidence is missing. Someone came into the classroom while we were not looking, and took something. We do not know what it was." You walk to the table where the evidence is. Do you know what is missing??

The agenda

The water bottle

The dictionary

The agenda

The agenda had some events happening with one person. But this does say something about the person taking it. The agenda must have had something written in it, that the thief did not want us to see. Bad luck missing that piece now. But maybe the thief left some clue behind of who the thief. Maybe you can find it on this page. Have a look around before clicking 'Next'

Next

The item is not missing, however where the agenda was, is now an empty space. In the agenda were many events with one person mentioned the most. The agenda must have had something written in it that the thief did not want us to see. Bad luck missing that piece now. But maybe the thief left some clue behind which might reveal their true identity.

Next

It is time!

You have been given enough clues and information to solve the murder mystery. So, finally, who do you think the murderer is??

Jim

Emma

Mr Miller

Eddie

Click on the icon above the person to give your final answer of who you think the murderer is.

Congratulations!

You have solved the murder mystery!!! You are a true detective and a natural in solving problems! Well done and good job! Now onto the next murder mystery, detective!

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Oh no!!

Unfortunatley, you have arrested the wrong person and the murderer still walks free. We have noticed your amazing detective skills, but unfortunatley this time you have chosen wrong. Try again!

Try Again!