Detective Science

40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-471-11980-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

Children/Science

Become a super science sleuth with.

Detective Science

40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activitiesfor Kids

Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science canhelp solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzinghandwriting, these easy, fun-filled activities give you a firsthandlook at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solvereal-life crimes.

Make a plaster cast of a shoe. Identify lip prints left on aglass. Examine hair and clothing fibers. Practice chemistry toidentify mystery substances, and much more.

In no time at all, you'll be thinking like a detective andperforming experiments like a real forensic scientist!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wiese, Jim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Excuse Me, But Does This Belong to You?: Investigating What's Leftat 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.

Glossary.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.