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FREE! Standards-Based Curriculum Supplements
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The
Cafeteria Caper |
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The cafeteria
at Park Haven H.S. was trashed, and the evidence left behind
bears a suspicious similarity to the initiation rights of an
underground club. Students conduct an enzymes test, as well
as hair, blood and DNA analysis to find out who's responsible.
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to preview the "mock
website" your students will be viewing as part of this
Unit.
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It's
Magic! |
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Who snatched Magic,
the award-winning pooch, from his master's home? To find
out, students perform handwriting analysis, a pH test and paper
chromatography.
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The
Celebration |
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A big football
victory prompts a rowdy celebration, and police are called to
the scene. Students use a gunshot residue test to determine
who may have fired a weapon.
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The
Car that Swims |
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How did a car get
to the bottom of a river -- and who's the owner? Students use
footprint casting to see through a young girl's shaky explanation
and learn the solution.
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Renters
Beware |
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A makeshift
chem lab, strange vials of liquid, and a greedy landlord combine
to create this puzzle. To solve it, students use a flame test,
a Kastle-Meyer test and fingerprint matching.
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