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Operation Espionage
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In this activity, learners create and reveal secret messages written with invisible ink! The invisible ink is actually a baking soda solution, and the magical revealing liquid is fruit juice.

Curious Contraptions
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In this engineering design activity, learners will design, test, and build a “haunting machine” to solve a Sherlockian mystery.

Secret Goldenrod Messages
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In this activity, learners write invisible messages on goldenrod paper, and make the message appear and disappear using acids and bases.

A Matter of Splatter
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In this math-based activity, learners will experiment to find how height and angle affect spatter and then use this knowledge to solve a crime.

The Proof is in the Powder
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In this activity, learners will design a way to identify a powder found at a crime scene by comparing it with known powders, with the goal of solving a crime.

Chromatography Can Separate!
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In this chemistry activity, learners use thin layer chromatography to determine the molecular composition of different markers.

Busted by Biology
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In this two-part activity, learners will extract their own DNA from their cheek cells and learn how DNA is analyzed and used to solve crimes.