My students need transparency film, magnifiers, pH paper, stamp pads and other supplies to complete a inquiry, forensic unit where they will take, examine and identify finger prints of five suspects.
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Do you love a book or movie with a good mystery to solve? My students love solving and investigating crimes in their own classroom. Matching bones, taking finger prints and gathering evidence at a crime scene are the lessons of the day in our unit on the human body.
I have 135 seventh grade students that visit my Life science classes each day.
They are an energetic group of students that love exploring and investigating crime scenes and participating in science labs each week. They are very competitive and work well in small teams trying to solve crimes set up in the classroom. They like the challenge of the "Who Dunnit", activities involving gathering evidence and finding the person responsible for the crime. They learn the concepts about a human body system throughout the week and then use that knowledge in a lab to better understand how the human body itself helps law enforcement personal solve real life crimes. Each child feels a sense of accomplishment when they uncover the evidence that leads to the suspect and they solve the crime. They enjoy the discussions they have o during and after their investigations.
My Project
With the materials provided by donors, my students will be able to take fingerprints of suspects in a crime lab called, "The Safe Wasn't Safe". The safe in the school office is broken into and all the A.S.B. funds taken at the dance the previous day have been taken. Their are seven different people that have access to the safe and five latent prints are on the front and sides of the safe. Students will be able to take finger prints of each suspect, identify the types of finger prints present and using the magnifying glasses, examine the latent prints which will lead them to the correct suspect. The other materials requested will be used in other labs called, "mystery powders", "tire tracks", "broken glass", and "blood spatters". All these activities involve a crime scene scenario and a path of investigation to solving a crime. My students become awesome Crime Scene Investigators.
These supplies allow my students to go from the textbook to real life and begin using those higher level thinking skills to solve real life problems.
These activities enrich their thinking and challenge them as individuals. They work together towards a common goal which gets them ready for entering the work force where they will be expected to work together toward common goals. The develop a sense of accomplishment which strengthens their self esteem. They never want to be gone on lab days.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
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