Heather Ruby

This holiday activity has the students sort through clues to determine which suspect the rabbit is guilty of Framing the Easter Bunny.  The crime itself is fairly easy to solve; however you can determine how difficult the task is by requiring a specific number of measurements. This activity involves organizing information, problem solving, measuring and justifying  with evidence. A fun engaging way for the students to celebrate the holiday

This FREE forensics activity has the students sort through 2 clues to determine which suspect is guilty of stealing the dogs. The crime itself is fairly easy to solve. Students should use measurement skills as well as fingerprint identification.  You can determine how difficult the task is by requiring a specific number of measurements. You can also require a specific number of  matching points, or after aligning the fingerprints, require a specific number of of matching minutiae.

Teacher page: Differentiated set of video questions for Down to Earth Series. The questions are in order of the video. There are 2 versions,  fill in the blank and multiple choice. The same answer key applies to both sets of questions.