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

Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science Classroom Kit - Grades 4-5 Grades: 4-5 Number of Students: 30 Number of Lessons: 12 Additional Resources: Sample Lesson Plan PDF, Tools for Teaching   Highlights: This fun, interactive, project-oriented forensic science course is designed to engage students in Grades 4-5 in this truly fascinating area of science! Your students will become immersed in roles as crime scene investigators as they work together examining and analyzing evidence needed to solve the mystery of the broken cookie jar! Crime Scenario 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 “foren