The Missing Money Mystery:an Introduction to Forensic Science for Grades 2-3 Includes Essentials Supplies for Class of…

Description

Challenge your students to solve this exciting 2-unit mini classroom caper! This fun, interactive learning program immerses students in grades 2-3 into scientific discovery as they work to solve the mystery of the stolen funds. Kids will test their CSI skills as they work the case and discover the guilty party! Using real laboratory techniques and materials, students create theories about the “crime” of a classroom burglary, much as real detectives (and real scientists) use their powers of critical thinking to track down the thief. Along the way, they practice this critical thinking, acquire new vocabulary, explore careers in forensics, and become acquainted with scientific procedures and processes they will encounter in their classrooms. The Missing Money Mystery is based on the premise that a crime occurred in Mr. Mugg’s fourth grade classroom at Markwell Elementary. A canister holding the money for an upcoming geocaching field trip disappeared sometime after dismissal on a Monday afternoon. Mr. Mugg makes this discovery the following morning. He knows his students have been looking forward to this special trip which will introduce them to the natural world through a real-life treasure hunt, and he decides to undertake the investigation himself-with the help of your (the course instructor’s) students. He shares this information with your students through a series of emails. He then locates and gathers the clues and packages and sends them in a box to your classroom. Inside this box are all the materials needed by your students to conduct the investigation, including photographs, scientific equipment and “evidence.” Each lesson introduces new intriguing evidence, forensic techniques, and insight toward solving the Missing Money Mystery. Together, your students work toward the most plausible scenarios and celebrate their findings in the concluding lesson with certificates honoring their work as forensic investigators.
Super fun…Students learn about forensic science while solving a mystery!
Kids learn by doing by jump into role as Crime Scene Investigator
Challenges kids to work together to solve a perplexing problem
Stokes interest in science, technology and math learning!
Includes essential supplies for class of 30, complete supply list included