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Science sleuths : 60 forensic activities to develop critical thinking and inquiry skills, grades 4-8
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San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2006
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9780787974350
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If your students enjoy solving mysteries, they'll love the activities in Science Sleuths. Forensic science is an ideal vehicle for teaching the nature of science as well as basic science concepts. Besides teaching students to think like scientists, forensic science activities also help them understand, master, and apply science concepts. In addition, forensic science relies heavily on science process skills, manipulative skills, laboratory skills, and interpersonal skills, all emphasized by the National Science Education Standards .


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Pam Walker , M.Ed., has twenty-three years of experience in teaching science and was named 2007 Georgia Teacher of the Year.

Elaine Wood , M.S., has spent thirteen years teaching science. Both Walker and Wood teach science in Douglasville, Georgia. They are coauthors of several resource books including Hands-On General Science Activities with Real-Life Applications, Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Labs for Grades 6-12, and Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Activities for Elementary Grades.


Table of Contents

About the Authors
Preface
1 Stop, Look, and Listen: Using the Five Senses in Forensic Science
Activity 1.1 Trained Eyes
Activity 1.2 Up Close and Personal
Activity 1.3 Quick Draw
Activity 1.4 Get the Picture?
Activity 1.5 Sniffing Out the Solution
Activity 1.6 Make a Note of It
Activity 1.7 Handwriting Never Lies
Activity 1.8 Comparative Handwriting Analysis
Activity 1.9 In the Dark-Homework Assignment
Activity 1.10 Secret Codes-Homework Assignment
2 Inquiring Sleuths Want to Know: What to Ask and How to Remember at the Crime Scene
Activity 2.1 Seeing Is Believing
Activity 2.2 Are Eyewitnesses Accurate?
Activity 2.3 Train Your Brain
Activity 2.4 Motive, Motive, Motive
Activity 2.5 Just the Facts, Ma'am
Activity 2.6 Which Came First?
Activity 2.7 The Missing Laptop
Activity 2.8 A Picture-Perfect Mystery
Activity 2.9 A License to Remember-Homework Assignment
Activity 2.10 What Are Your Questions?-Homework Assignment
3 Opening Up a Can of Worms: Using Earth Science in Crime Scene Investigations
Activity 3.1 Finger the Felon
Activity 3.2 Sealed with a Kiss
Activity 3.3 The Invisible Prints
Activity 3.4 If the Shoe Fits
Activity 3.5 Earn Your Good Marks
Activity 3.6 The Case of Blood Splatter
Activity 3.7 Shattered Glass
Activity 3.8 Dirty Evidence
Activity 3.9 Fingerprint Frequency-Homework Assignment
Activity 3.10 Tracking Down the Intruder-Homework Assignment
4 When the Beaker Bubbles Over: Using Physical Science in Forensic Science
Activity 4.1 Paper Detective
Activity 4.2 Cookie Confusion
Activity 4.3 Stick It to 'Em
Activity 4.4 Burning Evidence
Activity 4.5 Gabby's Gone
Activity 4.6 Cutting Agents
Activity 4.7 Floating Down the River
Activity 4.8 Trouble on the Track
Activity 4.9 Invisible Ink-Homework Assignment
Activity 4.10 Skidding to a Stop-Homework Assignment
5 Using the Logical in Biological: Applying Biology to Crime Scene Investigations
Activity 5.1 Untangling a Hairy Dognapping
Activity 5.2 Famous Freckles
Activity 5.3 Checking It Twice
Activity 5.4 Pointing Out the Poacher
Activity 5.5 Green Evidence
Activity 5.6 Tell-Tale Foot
Activity 5.7 Detergent Deception
Activity 5.8 Ruined Radishes
Activity 5.9 The Eternal Onion-Homework Assignment
Activity 5.10 Entomology Report-Homework Assignment
6 It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Solving Crime Through Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Activity 6.1 Scientific Detectives
Activity 6.2 The Case of the Placido Murder
Activity 6.3 The Case of the Oak Street Murder
Activity 6.4 The Case of the Missing Crown
Activity 6.5 The Case of the Crushed Cameras
Activity 6.6 The Case of Star Trek Art
Activity 6.7 The Case of the Atlanta Car Thefts
Activity 6.8 The Budget Crunch
Activity 6.9 Comparing Cases-Homework Assignment
Activity 6.10 The Sherlock in You-Homework Assignment
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