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Crime Solvers week 1 | snapshot

We enjoyed spending time with Dr. Satcher's Methods of Teaching Physical Education students this week at the new Hughes Gym.

The students started off with Funny Walk!

Then had a blast running the obstacle course! 

Obstacle Course #2

They learned a game where they had to follow directions by knowing their colors!

This was a new version of tag where according to the color of noodle you were touched with, you had to hop like a frog, skip, freeze, etc...

The students loved playing the human version of Hungry, Hungry Hippo which also reinforced colors and matching!

In this game the leader told the students what color was hot and they had to abandon that hoop and find another! (color recognition)

A fun relay race!

And they always made time for a cool down! 

gym1 from Jaysa Smith on Vimeo. gym 2 from Jaysa Smith on Vimeo. WEEK 1 of CRIME SOLVERS We made a KWL chart about crime with what we know about crime and what we want to know about crime. I asked the students, How do detectives solve crimes? And if they have ever heard of forensic science. Forensic science is the study of objects that relate to a crime. The objects are evidence and analyzing the evidence is what forensic scientists do. They observe, classify, compare, use numbers, measure, predict, interpret data, and draw inferences. I explained to them that in the next 2 weeks they will learn how to be a crime solver by exploring the world of the forensic scientist. Before studying a crime scene they will practice the skills needed in analyzing evidence. We made a detective's kit for the classroom...

magnifying glasses, notebooks, pens, pencils, highlighters, tongs, and gloves 

We learned about the history of the FBI and a lot about the role of dogs (chemical explosive dogs, search and rescue dogs, narcotics detection dogs, service and therapy dogs, and a working dog.)

The students really enjoyed this interactive part of the lesson.

We also learned how to solve a mystery the best way possible...by actually SOLVING one!
There was quite a mess made in the Science Lab...toys all over the floor...even red paint tracked across the floor!

Here are the steps we followed:

1. Use a magnifying glass to search the perimeter of the crime scene. To do this, find if anything is missing. Search for fingerprints or traces to the enemy. 

2. Next, use a notebook and pencil to write down any evidence and data that the crime scene has. Write down anything that you see may lead you to any witnesses or suspects that may have something, or absolutely nothing, to do with the mystery. Alternatively, to find fingerprints, stick tape in places where the 'criminal' must have been.

3. Take in your suspects and put them into questioning. Ask the questions that may need to be asked due to the evidence from your notebook.

Miss Maria did not have any evidence on her.

Ms. Brooke was all clear, too. 

Ms. Alison was found innocent. 

We just knew Miss Joy was our offender but there was not a speck of red paint on her! 

5. Come to a conclusion of the case. If you have the wrong guy, examine the area again. The probability of getting the wrong guy is less than the probability of the case happening in the first place. 

That left just one person...Ms. Kim.
We check her shoes first, but they were clean.

After further inspection, we found that there was still evidence left on her hands and the mystery had been solved! She admitted to changing shoes to throw us off but it didn't work!

The students came back in for centers and made their own undercover FBI disguises!

We had fun learning about fingerprints. We learned that the patterns of ridges on our finger pads are unique: no two individuals—even identical twins—have fingerprints that are exactly alike.  We leave impressions—or prints—of these patterns on everything we touch with any pressure.  The prints can be visible, as when our fingers are dirty or oily, or they can be latent, as when they are made only by the sweat that is always present on our finger ridges.  Injuries such as burns or scrapes will not change the ridge structure: when new skin grows in, the same pattern will come back.  Dactyloscopy is the practice of using fingerprints to identify someone.  Fingerprints can be classified by pattern types, by the size of those patterns, and by the position of the patterns on the finger. For our follow-up activity, we made our fingerprints with pencil rubbings so we could observe them closer.

And then made our own unique Class Fingerprint of things we love :)

The students enjoyed watching Peppa the Pig Mysteries today while eating snack!

To end the week we learned about Forensic Dentists. Forensic dentists assist in crime solving by studying teeth and teeth impressions. Dental records are often used to identify people. Because teeth are one of the hardest substances in the human body, they are frequently well preserved. Dental x-rays or records showing fillings, position of teeth, etc. can help forensic dentists find a match of teeth to the individual. Eighty percent of the time teeth impressions are used to identify unknown victims.

Then we played "Who Took a Bite?" First, each student made teeth impressions in a wedge of a Styrofoam plate. 

Then I passed out chocolate bars. One person left the room to be our Forensic Dentist. While the Forensic Dentist was out of the room, one person took a bite out of their chocolate bar and I placed it by the teeth impressions.

Then the Forensic Dentist returned to the classroom to see if they could determine who took a bite of the chocolate bar by comparing the bite mark to the teeth impressions. They had a blast!

I will be on vacation with my family next week, July 20-24. Miss Hayley will be the substitute during my absence. If you have any questions or concerns during my absence, please contact Ms. Kim at 652-3832 or ksmith@uwa.edu. I will return to school Monday, July 27th at 7:30 am. Thank you and I will see you in 10 days :)