The Haunted Shipyard Mystery

From PLUM LANDING · 2014

The Haunted Shipyard Mystery
5 min2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

Plum sends Brad and Oliver to investigate mysterious sounds in a shipyard. Is it a ghost? A vampire? Real kids follow the clues to find the animal explanation behind the spooky noises.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Two explorers track down the real, animal source of some spooky shipyard sounds.

  1. What did Brad and Oliver think was making the sounds at first?
  2. What clues helped them find the real answer?
  3. How can you figure out what animal is making a sound you hear?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: investigate, evidence, sound.

Try it: Think of a mysterious sound you've heard. Write down what it might be and how you could find out.