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

ISBN-13: 9780471119807 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 128 str.

Jim Wiese

Opis

Children/Science Become a super science sleuth with . . . Detective Science 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science can help solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzing handwriting, these easy, fun-filled activities give you a firsthand look at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solve real-life crimes. Make a plaster cast of a shoe. Identify lip prints left on a glass. Examine hair and clothing fibers. Practice chemistry to identify mystery substances, and much more. In no time at all, you'll be thinking like a detective and performing experiments like a real forensic scientist

Spis treści

Elementary, My Dear Watson: Using Observation and Creative Thinking to Investigate Crimes.

Excuse Me, But Does This Belong to You?: Investigating What′s Left at the Scene of the Crime.

Mixing It Up: Using Chemistry to Analyze Evidence.

Living Proof: Using Biology to Learn More About a Crime.

Paper Trail: Analyzing Documents to Solve Crimes.

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Index.

O autorze

JIM WIESE (British Columbia, Canada) is a science teacher and an educational coordinator for nonprofit organizations. He is the author of the popular kids′ science–activities books Roller Coaster Science and Rocket Science, both from Wiley.