"The Mystery Pit of Oak Island ." The Museum of Unnatural History. n/a, 1998. Web. 14 Apr 2010. .

Welcome to The Money Pit Project, a sophomore's exercise in 21st century learning. In this project you will read two sources and listen to a podcast. The sources will be accessed by clicking the colored links I provide: how easy! ( That is one of the points!) So will the podcast file.

Part II will you be responding on this blog with a post. I will tell you more about the post later but it will be an intelligent reflection on your researching.

Now the subject. The Money Pit story involves pirates' treasure from the 1700's.Allegedly buried on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, many attempts to unearth this treasure have been made. All have failed. Some have ended in death... but the search goes on to this very day. A king's ransom in treasure lies beneath 100 feet of beach on the island. You will read a detailed account of the search for this treasure that lies in wait for the lucky treasure hunter who finds it.

Or does it? The other source and podcast will deal with skeptical concerns involving this treasure. Is it really there? You will decide and write on this subject.

First, let's read all about this fascinating topic. Click on The Money Pit and you will reach a website that will tell you the entire story, a tale that will take a bit of time to read. Read the background and then click on The Story. Enjoy.
Next, read the article that takes a different look at this story. It can be found by clicking The Skeptical Inquirer. Skip reading the background and get to his article.
The third part will involve listening to a 10-minute Podcast about this story.
Your final step will be to construct a response to all you have read. Your response should show that you understand the reading and your response should make good logical sense.

Listen to this Skeptoid Inquiry by Brian Dunning.