Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids

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Detective Science

40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activitiesfor Kids

Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science canhelp solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzinghandwriting, these easy, fun-filled activities give you a firsthandlook at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solvereal-life crimes.

Make a plaster cast of a shoe. Identify lip prints left on aglass. Examine hair and clothing fibers. Practice chemistry toidentify mystery substances, and much more.

In no time at all, you'll be thinking like a detective andperforming experiments like a real forensic scientist!

Product details

Author: Jim Wiese; Ed Shems (Illustrator)
Language: English
Vendor: Commercial
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1996
ISBN: 9780471119807
Category: Book
Subcategory: Paperback
Added: April 23, 2014

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