Kemtec Science: Elementary Crime Solving Target Grades: 2-6 Number of Students: 24 students working in six groups of four. Hold your entire class of student detectives spellbound with a mystery at the mall. This exercise is designed to show young students how the scientific method works in everyday life, in this instance through forensic science. The students must solve a crime (the problem) through observation, reasoning, and experimentation. Includes fibers and hairs as evidence, fingerprints, blood types, and personal profiles full of clues and circumstantial evidence. Students work as a team to reach a decision as to who they believe stole the shirt, then compare their suspect to the official police evidence.‚ Kit Contains: Instructor Manual Student Manuals Police Evidence Envelope Suspect Evidence Envelopes (for groups) Silk Swatch Cotton Swatch Linen Swatch Polyester Swatch Wool Swatch (Simulated) Cat Hair Human Hair Rabbit Hair Magnifying Glasses Cover Slips Slides Wooden Sticks Litmus Paper Tweezers Mounting Medium Required, But Not Included: Microscope Water Bath Distilled Water Glass Test Tubes with Stoppers
