Students will investigate mystery clues about national symbols, develop questions from evidence, and launch a research project that culminates in an informative museum pamphlet.

Students will select a national symbol, develop a focused investigation question and tentative answer, compare source types, and test a structured method for recording evidence from words and visuals. They will create and revise a research plan that addresses how the symbol represents what the United States values or remembers.

Students will complete and analyze their national-symbol research, develop evidence-based conclusions, and revise a team museum pamphlet and presentation plan through two rounds of peer feedback.

Students will present their completed national-symbol pamphlets to an invited audience, defend their conclusions with research evidence, respond to feedback, and reflect on how revision and collaboration strengthened their communication.