Rogue Rodent Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science Kits
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Grades K-1.
Engage your budding scientists with this intriguing mystery that really hits home when they need to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of a beloved classroom pet, Alice the guinea pig.
- Ms. Hawkins said goodbye to her students, put Alice safely back in her enclosure, went to the cafeteria to grab a snack, and returned 20 minutes later to find Alice gone
- Ms. Hawkins has narrowed the suspects down to 4 - all current students of hers
- Your students will work together toward the most plausible scenarios and celebrate their findings in the concluding lesson with certificates honoring their work as forensic investigators
- Consists of 10 lessons, each lasting approx. 1 hour:
- Lesson 1 - Watch a video taken immediately after Alice was discovered missing and practice observation skills
- Lesson 2 - Make a rough sketch of a pretend crime scene
- Lesson 3 - Use photographs, diagrams, and graphs to create a composite sketch of a witness's testimony
- Lesson 4 - Listen to 4 suspects' alibis, then use matching picture cards to retell each story in sequential order
- Lesson 5 - Run a simple experiment to make a connection between a force (a rolling ball), and the resulting movement of the object (fallen model skeleton in Ms. Hawkins's classroom)
- Lesson 6 - Match parts of a shoe print left in the classroom to a larger pattern, and measure the length and width of the shoe print
- Lesson 7 - Learn more about guinea pigs to better understand how Alice came to be missing, then use the information to make arguments about the potential involvement of each suspect
- Lesson 8 - Determine which suspect was most likely to have left behind orange paint smudges by mixing together different primary colors of paint, challenging students to follow a procedure in the correct order
- Lesson 9 - Use balances to literally weigh the evidence of each suspect against one another
- Lesson 10 - Ties together any loose ends or resolve unanswered questions about the mystery
- Includes 103-page instructor's guide, teacher resource thumb drive, and essential supplies
- For 30 students
Choose from a Classroom Kit or a Summer Camp Kit, which includes additional basic classroom supplies, such as scissors, posterboard, etc., so the instructor can deliver instruction anywhere.
RogueRodentMystery_InfoSheet.pdf
| Brand | Community Learning |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 14.50 lbs |
| Length | 24.00 |
| Width | 14.00 |
| Height | 20.50 |
| Manufacturer | Community Learning Llc |
| Age | 5 yrs |
| Grade | 1 |
| School Type | Elementary School |
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