Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids

by Jim Wiese

Children/Science

Become a super science sleuth with . . .

Detective Science

40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activitiesfor Kids

Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science canhelp solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzinghandwriting, these easy, fun-filled activities give you a firsthandlook at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solvereal-life crimes.

Make a plaster cast of a shoe. Identify lip prints left on aglass. Examine hair and clothing fibers. Practice chemistry toidentify mystery substances, and much more.

In no time at all, you'll be thinking like a detective andperforming experiments like a real forensic scientist!

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 1996

Reviews

[Mari]

Written a long while back..

[Tracey]

This book is great for a teacher designing a Forensics Unit at the Middle School Level.

[lprater]

Part of literature unit:

Ever wonder what has been left at a crime scene? This book provides simple activities that allow the reader to recreate crime scenes and pretend to investigate them as a detective. From searching for fingerprints to determining a mystery substance, students would have fun studying the science of detective work through the projects listed in the book. Each project begins with a short description of what the project is and why it is important to detective work. A list of needed materials and step-by-step procedure follows for the try-it-yourself activity and concludes with an explanation. Ideas for further investigations on the topic are included in shaded boxes within the project descriptions. I would recommend this book for children 9-12.

[Fred Rexroad]

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