Peep Pursuit

Third graders were on the case of the stolen peeps this week! Luckily, we were in good hands as these sly sleuths were in pursuit of the peep perp! Our peeps (yes, marshmallow goodness) were taken! Evidence, interrogating the suspects, and finally solving the case took much of our day!

Real-World Sleuths

Officer Hobson and Mrs. Koho joined third graders today to share their real-world sleuth skills. Students were able to learn about various areas of police work and forensic science. We saw photos of the crime lab and learned about some of their high-tech methods to collect and examine evidence. Then students were able to use magnetic fingerprint powder, explore with an alternate light source (to find prints in a dark room), and ask questions. Did you know prints can be pulled off of a sheet of paper? We watched Mrs. Koho use a chemical and an iron to expose prints off of a plain old sheet of printer paper! Take a peek at some of these activities in the following video:

Fingerprinting and Chromatography

3rd grade sleuths are on the case! Who touched the iPad? They can figure it out! Then the mysterious case where students used a chromatography lab to determine WHO wrote the note.