Angelique's+Forensic+Scientist

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**STEM** Hands-On Project ||
 * **Title**: ||< =The Eyes Have It: Organization and Observation= ||
 * **Subject**: ||< = **The Missing Money Mystery: An Introduction to Forensic Scienc**e =
 * **Grade**: ||< 3rd-5th grade ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< ====Lesson 1 of 10 lessons (meeting once a week)==== ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Introduce students to forensic science through a classroom crime scene investigation. ||
 * **Tasks**: || To kick off the series, students are intrigued by a letter sent from a teacher, Mr. Pfister. He wants a group of students from another school to analyze evidence of crime scene that occurred in his classroom. Money has gone missing. Students learn about the steps of the investigation, chain of custody and the identities of the four suspects in question.
 * Introduces authentic crime scene analysis techniques
 * Sharpens scientific inquiry skill and deductive reasoning
 * Improves complex problem solving skills
 * Attractive in recruiting and engaging reluctant learners
 * Sparks an interest in further science learning and careers ||
 * Objectives: || * Learner uses senses to make written observations
 * Learner use the properties of color, texture, size and shape to record observations
 * Learner use written information to identify objects
 * Learner measure to collect data ||
 * Assessment: || Question:
 * What do we know about observations?
 * Ask and answer questions they may have.

Discussions and Destinations:
 * Using only your memory, try drawing a map of your bedroom.
 * Pair up with a friend and observe each other for 30 seconds. Then go into separate rooms and list observations about your partner.
 * Visit Questacon, Australia's national science and technology center, and help the Tasmanian Devil use his sense of smell to follow the trail of the wombat at [|Click on field trips and then "Sniff a Snack!"] ||
 * Resources: || * Student activity book
 * pencil
 * ruler with inches and centimeters
 * cup of foreign coins
 * magnifier
 * paper bags with textured object inside
 * business envelopes
 * black markers
 * 1) Check out [|The Kid's Page], which was created by the FBI. ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

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