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In this activity on page 2 of the PDF (Get Cooking With Chemistry), learners conduct chemical tests on certain powders used in cooking.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this health activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will explore a unique connection betweeen the bones of the body.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physical sciences activity, learners use science to solve a "crime." Learners collect trace evidence (glitter) and explore its characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and light reflection

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment, learners will conduct chemical and physical tests to identify mystery substances.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this fascinating and fun experiment, learners use chemistry to identify a mystery powder and to solve a "crime," a process similar to that used by real forensic scientists.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this engineering design activity, learners will design, test, and build a “haunting machine” to solve a Sherlockian mystery.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This exercise can be used to stimulate the investigative nature of learners as they use forensic plant pathology techniques to prove the learners' innocence in a mock murder investigation.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how forensic investigators collect prints from a crime scene. Learners make hand impressions in damp sand and analyze the patterns they observe.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor, mystery-solving activity, learners work like detectives, gathering evidence to identify the culprits that are attacking plants.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes