Mystery Festival
Melissa Lindsey & Kristen Lugar
| Description |
| Concept Map |
| Assessment Plan |
| Rubric |
| Calendar |
| Resources |
| Lesson Plan 1 |
| Lesson Plan 2 |
| Orientation Video |
| Clinical Interviews |
| Modifications |
| Elementary Science Methods Home |
The
GEMS guide, Mystery Festival is targeted for grades 2-8.
It includes one mystery for younger students,
and one for older students. Each mystery
has different levels of detection allowing for participation among a
range of
age levels. The activities include,
“crime scene” investigation, conducting crime-lab tests of evidence. Students analyze the results of the
investigation and the evidence to try to solve the mystery. One of the goals of this guide is for
students to explore the distinction between evidence and inference. Mystery Festival activities include careful
experimentation,
logical thinking, and real-life connections to forensic science. The exciting mysteries aim at a correlation
between science and detective work. The
guide offers five 45 to 60 minute sessions for each of the two
mysteries.