Crime Scene Investigation: [Paperback]

Barbara Harris (Author), Kris Kohlmeier (Author), Robert D. Kiel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 1563086379 | ISBN-13: 978-1563086373

Cast your students in the roles of reporters, lawyers, and detectives at the scene of a crime with this complete guide of detailed instructions and reproducibles. These interdisciplinary activities, based on an award-winning unit, help build valuable reasoning skills while developing knowledge in areas of language, science, history, and more.

Who did it? How did they do it? Why did they do it? How do you prove it? Cast your students in the roles of reporters, lawyers, and detectives at the scene of a crime with this complete guide of detailed instructions and reproducibles. Excitement builds as participants examine clues, make a case, and go to trial. These interdisciplinary activities, based on an award-winning unit, help build valuable thinking and problem-solving skills while developing knowledge in areas of language, science, history, and more.

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Book Description

Cast your students in the roles of reporters, lawyers, and detectives at the scene of a crime with this complete guide of detailed instructions and reproducibles. These interdisciplinary activities, based on an award-winning unit, help build valuable reasoning skills while developing knowledge in areas of language, science, history, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563086379
• ISBN-13: 978-1563086373
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! Truly amazing in every way!, March 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crime Scene Investigation: (Paperback)

I was a student of Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kiel, and Mr. Kohlmeier two years ago. I had the privilege of working in the crime scene investigation by playing the part of the prosecuting attorney. This project was such a great influence on my life because it allowed my fellow students and I to go beyond the textbook and into real life. I recommend this book to any teacher interested in generating excitement in the classroom.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book, March 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crime Scene Investigation: (Paperback)

B.Harris, R.Kiel, and K.Kohlmeier are my current english, science, and history teachers. When we did the crime scene, it was a great learning experiance and a great way to find out what lawyers and jury members REALLY go through. I really enjoyed doing this project. We took fiber samples, hair fibers, fingerprints, shoeprints and analized them in science. We wrote out the reports in english, and in history we recived our jobs from Kris Kohlmeier. I was a Defense Attorney. We had about two weeks to prepare for the real trial. It was really fun, but everyone was really nervous. I thought it was fun that they filmed us and that we had a real jury. My favorite part was when we found out the final verdict(even though 2 of our 3 clients were guily). But it was still fun! Over all I had a blast doing this and I learned alot!! I am really glad my teachers wrote this book, so other teachers can read it and teach other students, and give them the same experiance that I have recived. Student from Wilson Middle School, Windsor castle Brittany Cuen

5.0 out of 5 stars Great..wonderful..AND exciting, March 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crime Scene Investigation: (Paperback)

B.Harris, R.Kiel, and K.Kohlmeier are my current English,Science, and History teachers. When our class did the crime scene investigation we picked jobs and wrote out an application to see if we were qualified. I wanted to be a prosecuting criminolgist and I made it....this project was fun, exciting, and about the real world. I enjoyed doing this because we not only had fun but did learn something as well. Kathy Baroutgian-pupil of Wilson Middle School.