Engage your budding scientists in K-1 with this 10-unit mystery that really hits home when a beloved classroom pet Alice has gone missing! The Rogue Rodent Mystery forensic science kit is a hands-on exploration that’ll excite kids about learning and build a special interest in Science. Your students will use real laboratory techniques, procedures and materials to get to the bottom or this most troubling crime. Students, will look at the crime scene captured on video to build their own “theory” of the case and then learn about analyze the evidence or “clues” left behind. Rogue Rodent Mystery is based on the premise that crime occurred in Ms. Hawkins’ science classroom at Cavia Elementary. Her classroom is filled with all sorts of neat things and also has a pet Guinea pig named Alice. Alice is a very special part of the class. Mrs. Hawkins loves animals and knows that the best way for her students to learn about what an animal needs to survive is by observing, or watching, the animal up close. The entire class help stake care of the guinea pig - feeding her, giving her fresh water, cleaning her enclosure, providing things for Alice to chew on, and taking her home to care for her on the weekends. Yesterday, Mrs. Hawkins said goodbye to her students as they headed home. She put Alice safely back in her enclosure and then went to the cafeteria to grab an afternoon snack. When she came back 20 minutes later she noticed …Alice was gone! Inside this box are all the materials needed by your students to conduct the investigation, including photographs, scientific equipment and “evidence.” Each lesson introduces new intriguing evidence, forensic techniques, and insight toward solving the Rogue Rodent Mystery. Together, your students work toward the most plausible scenarios and celebrate their findings in the concluding lesson with certificates honoring their work as forensic investigators. Instructors will find Rogue Rodent Mystery easy and fun to teach.
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