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All my listed resources for the Evidence and Investigation unit for Alberta Grade 6 Science. Topics include: observations vs inferences, fingerprinting, chromatography, graphology, chromatography, footprint analysis, PLUS a crime scene investigation activity: The Case of the School Necklace Heist! Terms of Use:You may: make as many copies as you like for your own classroom use. Edit the documents for your own use. Assign and distribute to your students. Re-use year after year.You may not: share

This highly engaging footprint activity will walk your students through the forensic process of analyzing single footprints and groups of footprints. Students will take measurements and write observations of their own shoes. Then, they will make a series of prints in different ways according to the detailed assignment instructions. They will measure, observe, record, and sketch their findings. This activity will require:An outdoor area to make footprints in. Your sand-filled playground is recomm

This 3-page minilesson of notes and questions will teach your students about graphology (handwriting analysis) used in forensics investigation of crime scenes. Students will read about 10 different characteristics of writing that can be analyzed. Then, they will examine 3 real samples of writing that include every letter in the alphabet and answer questions to hone their skills at observing the 10 characteristics of writing. Terms of Use: You may: make as many copies as you like for your own cla

This Alberta Grade 6 Science Full Year Bundle is the perfect collection of resources to teach and assess your students in: Sky Science, Air and Aerodynamics, Flight, Trees and Forests, and Evidence and Investigation! Includes:All 4 of my Alberta Grade 6 Science unit bundles (Flight and Air & Aerodynamics are together)High-quality unit tests in the style of the provincial testEngaging projects and experimentsStudy guidesVocabulary crosswordsSimplified worksheets with example experiments to pract

This high-quality Evidence and Investigation unit test for Alberta Grade 6 Science will assess your students' mastery of forensics. Topics include: graphology, chromatography, observations vs inferences, crime scene evidence analysis, logical reasoning, and footprint analysis. Written in the style of the provincial test. 16 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions for a total of 20 marks. Part of my Evidence and Investigation Bundle at a discounted price (includes fingerprint ac

This engaging fingerprint analysis laboratory activity will teach your students about a few basic types of fingerprints. Students will read background information about fingerprints and forensic analysis, then collect their own fingerprints using a few readily available materials. Finally, students will compile the results from their classmates and draw a double bar graph to analyze their results. One of my students' favourite grade 6 projects every year! Also included in my Evidence and Invest

This Crime Scene Investigation will bring out your students' inner detective as they complete the Evidence and Investigation (Forensics) unit! This activity is engaging, challenging, and adaptable for how much effort you'd like to put in setting it up. Students will put their investigative skills to the test to find out who the culprit was in The Case of the School Necklace Heist. How much setup will I have to do?That's up to you! You can simply print the handouts and have the students read the

This paper chromatography lab experiment will have your students testing different inks to learn about forensics at crime scenes. Each group will need:chromatography paper (or a substitute)a 400mL beaker (or glass container of similar size)another container for pouring watertwo pencilswashable coloured markers. Black is the most dramatic, so you should definitely have that. They can test other colours after black. You could also have one set of markers and each group takes turn using one colour

Notes, explanations, and questions about observations and inferences. There is a photo of 4 men standing near a running store that the questions are based on. The first 7 questions are statements about the photo and students have to choose whether each statement is an observation or an inference. In part 2, for any statement to which students answer 'inference', they must then give evidence from the photo that supports their inference. This is specifically created for the Alberta Grade 6 Science

A brief notes overview of a few key terms for the Evidence and Investigation unit. Defines a few key terms regarding crimes and investigations, and briefly summarizes info related to: fingerprints, observations vs inferences, footprints, chromatography, graphology, tire tracks, and fabric analysis. Part of my Evidence and Investigation Bundle and my Grade 6 Science Full Year Bundle! Terms of Use: You may: make as many copies as you like for your own classroom use. Edit the documents for your