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Volume 31, Number 1, October 2003.

Kate Mitchoff

Mysterious/Unexplained

Amelia Earhart
This biography of America’s first and most famous female pilot poses questions about her disappearance. Wonderful black-and-white photographs supplement the captivating text.

The Secrets of Easter Island
This NOVA site brings Easter Island to life online. Students may explore the island’s terrain and ancient civilization as well as its monoliths. The program follows scientists as they try to enact their theories of how the people of the island moved the heavy statues great distances.

Mystic Places
This site explores the mysteries behind three puzzling architectural enigmas: Easter Island, Stonehenge and the Nazca Lines. Each section discusses the structures themselves, then offers theories to explain how each was constructed and why.

Atlantis History
This site provides possible answers to frequently asked questions about the lost island of Atlantis. How did the island just disappear? The site offers a hypothesis that the ice age and southern migration played key roles in the extinction of this famous lost civilization.

SETI Institute
SETI is an acronym for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The SETI Institute’s goal is to explore and understand the prevalence and origin of life in the universe. The site’s educational and outreach component provide lesson plans to help students explore the idea of life in the universe, astronomy and evolution.