Put on your detective hats with our series of animal crime scene investigations! These activities teach students about animals and their habitats while developing their observation, problem-solving, and inference skills.
Start by showing the students the crime scene and providing them with suspect cards and a crime report. Have them note down anything they think is important on the clues sheet. After a few minutes, introduce the clue cards for them to read and analyze. Once they've collected and recorded all the evidence, they can create a report stating the cause of death and the evidence supporting their verdict.
Each crime scene comes with instructions on how to set up the scene, as well as clue cards, suspect cards, and record sheets for students to complete. You can choose whether to have students fill out the suspect cards themselves or research the missing information.
There are no right or wrong answers in these investigations; the primary goal is to facilitate meaningful discussions among students. We've determined our verdict for each investigation, which you can choose to reveal if desired.
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Put on your detective hats with our series of animal crime scene investigations! These activities teach students about animals and their habitats while developing their observation, problem-solving, and inference skills.
Start by showing the students the crime scene and providing them with suspect cards and a crime report. Have them note down anything they think is important on the clues sheet. After a few minutes, introduce the clue cards for them to read and analyze. Once they've collected and recorded all the evidence, they can create a report stating the cause of death and the evidence supporting their verdict.
Each crime scene comes with instructions on how to set up the scene, as well as clue cards, suspect cards, and record sheets for students to complete. You can choose whether to have students fill out the suspect cards themselves or research the missing information.
There are no right or wrong answers in these investigations; the primary goal is to facilitate meaningful discussions among students. We've determined our verdict for each investigation, which you can choose to reveal if desired.