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