UNCOVERING
Anastasia Romanov
UNCOVERING ANASTASIA
Overview
The Mystery of Anna Anderson
Anna Anderson had the same hair color, eye color, height and distinctive body markings including a deformed foot, that the Romanov princess had. Could Anastasia have escaped the brutality of the Bolshevik soldiers?
In the 1920’s an unknown woman in a mental hospital in Germany claimed to be Anastasia Romanov. While in the hospital she adopted the name Anna Anderson. Since the 1918 massacre of the Romanov family rumors have persisted that some members of the imperial family may have survived. Could this unknown woman be Anastasia Romanov the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas?
UNCOVERING ANASTASIA ROMANOV
Your Mission:
Solve the Mystery of Anna Anderson
Could Anna Anderson's true identity be Anastasia Romanov? Complete the tasks on the pages that follow to solve the mystery. Please note: You may want to have scratch paper or a Word Doc open to jot down some notes from your research.
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
Mission 1
Examine these handwriting samples closely. When you are finished, click on the red wax seal to respond.
THE EAR TEST
Mission 2
Ear Comparison
Do these ears belong to the same person? Study the side by side photo of Anna Anderson's ear next to Anastasia Romanov's ear or use the slider to compare the two. When you're confident with your decision, click on the red wax seal to submit your response.
PROFILE COMPARISONS
Mission 3
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Compare the photographs of these five people with the photo of Anastasia. Click on the info button for their names. When you are done, Click on the red wax seal to submit your response.
CHECKPOINT 1
Click on the red wax seal to submit your response.
EXCAVATION
Mission 4
Excavation of the Site
Move each skeleton to the gray box. When you're done, add up the total number of skeletons submit your answer by clicking the red wax seal.
ANALYZE THE FINDINGS
Mission 5
After excavating the bones, scientists examined each of the skeletons and made the following evaluations about each skeleton. Compare the scientist's findings with the members of the Romanov family, then answer the questions by clicking on the red wax seals.
FINAL DETERMINATION
Click on each of the red wax seals to submit your final responses.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Bibliography
https://www.dnai.org/d/
https://reachcyber365-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/hschlein_reachcyber_org/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2F6A97BC-ACAD-4F76-A7F4-166AC4A142FA%7D&file=romanov_guide.doc&action=default&mobileredirect=true&wdPreviousSession=f048be63-76c7-42a9-a246-369bc55ca2e4&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK%2COFU.WORD.EDIT-A-COPY&wdPreviousSessionSrc=OFU
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UNCOVERING
Anastasia Romanov
UNCOVERING ANASTASIA
Overview
The Mystery of Anna Anderson
Anna Anderson had the same hair color, eye color, height and distinctive body markings including a deformed foot, that the Romanov princess had. Could Anastasia have escaped the brutality of the Bolshevik soldiers?
In the 1920’s an unknown woman in a mental hospital in Germany claimed to be Anastasia Romanov. While in the hospital she adopted the name Anna Anderson. Since the 1918 massacre of the Romanov family rumors have persisted that some members of the imperial family may have survived. Could this unknown woman be Anastasia Romanov the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas?
UNCOVERING ANASTASIA ROMANOV
Your Mission:
Solve the Mystery of Anna Anderson
Could Anna Anderson's true identity be Anastasia Romanov? Complete the tasks on the pages that follow to solve the mystery. Please note: You may want to have scratch paper or a Word Doc open to jot down some notes from your research.
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
Mission 1
Examine these handwriting samples closely. When you are finished, click on the red wax seal to respond.
THE EAR TEST
Mission 2
Ear Comparison
Do these ears belong to the same person? Study the side by side photo of Anna Anderson's ear next to Anastasia Romanov's ear or use the slider to compare the two. When you're confident with your decision, click on the red wax seal to submit your response.
PROFILE COMPARISONS
Mission 3
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Compare the photographs of these five people with the photo of Anastasia. Click on the info button for their names. When you are done, Click on the red wax seal to submit your response.
CHECKPOINT 1
Click on the red wax seal to submit your response.
EXCAVATION
Mission 4
Excavation of the Site
Move each skeleton to the gray box. When you're done, add up the total number of skeletons submit your answer by clicking the red wax seal.
ANALYZE THE FINDINGS
Mission 5
After excavating the bones, scientists examined each of the skeletons and made the following evaluations about each skeleton. Compare the scientist's findings with the members of the Romanov family, then answer the questions by clicking on the red wax seals.
FINAL DETERMINATION
Click on each of the red wax seals to submit your final responses.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Bibliography
https://www.dnai.org/d/
https://reachcyber365-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/hschlein_reachcyber_org/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2F6A97BC-ACAD-4F76-A7F4-166AC4A142FA%7D&file=romanov_guide.doc&action=default&mobileredirect=true&wdPreviousSession=f048be63-76c7-42a9-a246-369bc55ca2e4&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK%2COFU.WORD.EDIT-A-COPY&wdPreviousSessionSrc=OFU