Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science Camp Kit - Grades 4-5

Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science Camp Kit - Grades 4-5 Grades: 4-5 Number of Students: 30 Number of Lessons: 12 Additional Resources: Sample Lesson Plan PDF, Tools for Teaching   About: Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? In this exciting and interactive class, your students will solve the mystery of who broke Mrs. Randall’s favorite cookie jar and ate her homemade cookies through 12 dynamic lessons.       Crime Scenerio A crime has occurred in Mrs. Randall’s classroom! Her favorite cookie jar was broken and some of her homemade cookies were eaten. While breaking a cookie jar and snitching a few cookies are hardly serious crimes, they are nevertheless crimes that can be solved using a forensic science approach. Mrs. Randall turns this misfortune into opportunity and calls in a “Chief Crime Scene Investigator” (your teacher) to lead her “forensics team” (your students) in how to use the tools of forensic science in analyzing clues left at the crime sc