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Week 3 - Monday
CSI Challenge #3
Mystery Pictures
8th Grade Forensic Science
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Can you identify the mystery items?
All the items are associated with crime scene investigations.
#1
#4
#6
#2
#5
#7
#3
#8
The answers are …
#1
#6
#4
#2
#7
#5
#3
#8
Week 3 - Tuesday
Spot the Differences
Feeding Time
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Feed, boy’s hair, bird’s legs, bucket, dog’s collar, duck’s wing
Week 3 - Wednesday
Case #3:
Case of The Snack Shack
8th Grade Forensic Science
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Harborville's Beach Snack Shop had been open only an hour when Max
stopped in and noticed a new poster announcing a price increase. "I put
the sign up this morning," Mr. Levine told him. "I had to raise my prices
10% because I have so many new expenses. Like now I need a new
window for my back room. Somebody broke it, trying to get into my
store last night."
"Have you called the police?" Max asked. Mr. Levine replied, "No.
Nothing was stolen." He led Max to a small storeroom in the back and
said, “I use this space as an office. Sat here and made my price change
poster last night. Soon as I was done, I left it on that old desk. I locked
the door to the main part of my store when I left, so whoever got in was
stuck in this little storeroom. There’s nothing here to steal."
When Max left he wandered down to the break wall, where Nathan and
Trevor were fishing. "Did you hear that somebody broke a window at
the Shack?" he asked. "Nope," Nathan said. "We've been here since
dawn and haven't talked to anybody." Trevor gestured to the bucket.
"We've caught some big ones." Nathan stood. "But now I'm starving.
I've got a dollar left from my allowance. If Mr. Levine is there now, I'm
going up to the Shack to get a Big Beach Bun."
"Better get another dime from somewhere," Trevor told him. "A dollar's
not enough any more. As for me, I'm going home to get a couple
sandwiches for myself."
"You both stay right here," Max said. "I know which one of you broke
that window. You'd better think of a way to pay for it, because I'm
telling Mr. Levine."
How did Max figure it out?
Mr. Levine had just put up his poster about the price
increase that morning. Nathan and Trevor said they had
been fishing since dawn and had spoken to no one. Since
Trevor knew that a dollar bun was now a dollar and ten
cents, he must have been the one who broke the window
and got inside the back room, where he read the poster
lying on the old desk.
Week 3 - Thursday
Spot the Differences
Play Time
8th Grade Forensic Science
Source: http://www.slylockfox.com/arcade/6diff/index.html
Find the 6 differences between the two pictures.
Answers: Root, dog’s teeth, leaves, ladder rung, nozzle, rabbit’s head
Week 3 - Friday
Trivia Set #3
8th Grade Forensic Science
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1. What is the name given to the study of fingerprints?
A. Dactyloscopy
B. Palynology
C. Entomology D. Trichology
2. What causes fingerprints to be left behind when we touch things?
A. Salt produced by our sweat glands
C. Moisture in the atmosphere
B. Natural oils in the skin
D. Dust on the things we touch
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 basic types of fingerprint patterns?
A. Loops
B. Whorls
C. Arches
D. Spirals
4. Which animal is said to have fingerprints virtually indistinguishable from those of
human beings?
A. Panda
B. raccoon
C. koala
D. lemur
5. Who is generally recognized as being the first person to use fingerprints as a means of
identification?
A. Alphonse Bertillon
C. Dr Henry Faulds
B. Sir William Herschel
D. Sir Edward Henry
1. What is the name given to the study of fingerprints?
A. Dactyloscopy – It comes from the Greek words 'daktylos' meaning finger
and 'skopein' meaning to examine.
2. What causes fingerprints to be left behind when we touch things?
B. Natural oils in the skin - The skin produces natural oils which leave fingerprints when we
touch most objects.
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 basic types of fingerprint patterns?
D. Spirals
4. Which animal is said to have fingerprints virtually indistinguishable from those of
human beings?
C. Koala - Koalas have ridges on their fingers which create fingerprints almost identical to
those of human beings.
5. Who is generally recognized as being the first person to use fingerprints as a means of
identification?
B. Sir William Herschel - Sir William Herschel, a government administrator in colonial India,
began using fingerprints in July 1858. He used thumb impressions to identify illiterate prisoners
and workers in India.