Research Topics &
Essential Questions

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Alien Encounters/Abductions: Have aliens really visited our planet or abducted humans? 

Amelia Earhart: What really happened to Amelia Earhart? 

Area 51:  Did the U.S. government really capture a UFO and aliens at Area 51?  

Atlantis: Did the lost city of Atlantis really exist? 

Bermuda Triangle: Why have planes and boats disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle? 

Bigfoot (a.k.a. Sasquatch): Does the Bigfoot monster really exist?

Chupacabra:  Does this vampire-like creature really exist? 

Crop Circles: How are crop circles made, and who makes them?

Ghosts & Hauntings: Do ghosts really exist? Are places really haunted by ghosts?

Jersey Devil:  Does this dragon-like creature really exist?

Loch Ness Monster: Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist?

The Mary Celeste: What really happened to the passengers and crew of this “ghost ship?”

Moai: How and why were the giant stone faces of the Moai created? 

Nazca Lines/Ancient Astronauts: How and why were huge lined symbols carved into the earth at Nazca in Peru, South America? Was ancient Peru visited by aliens? 

Psychic Powers (a.k.a. ESP): Can people really read minds and predict the future?

Roswell: Did UFO’s really visit Roswell, New Mexico?

Stonehenge: How and why were the huge stones arranged in Stonehenge, England?

UFO’s: Are UFO’s (unidentified flying objects) really alien visitors from outer space?

Yeti (a.k.a. the Abominable Snowman): Does the Yeti monster really exist?