Detective Science

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

Jim Wiese (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

1996
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-11980-7 (ISBN)

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Children/Science

Become a super science sleuth with . . .

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!

JIM WIESE (British Columbia, Canada) is a science teacher and an educational coordinator for nonprofit organizations. He is the author of the popular kids' science-activities books Roller Coaster Science and Rocket Science, both from Wiley.

Elementary, My Dear Watson: Using Observation and Creative Thinkingto Investigate Crimes.

Excuse Me, But Does This Belong to You?: Investigating What's Leftat the Scene of the Crime.

Mixing It Up: Using Chemistry to Analyze Evidence.

Living Proof: Using Biology to Learn More About a Crime.

Paper Trail: Analyzing Documents to Solve Crimes.

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.3.1996
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 252 mm
Gewicht	204 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Quiz / Rätsel
ISBN-10	0-471-11980-6 / 0471119806
ISBN-13	978-0-471-11980-7 / 9780471119807
Zustand	Neuware