cookie jar mystery: a study in forensic science lesson 1 tutorial
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Welcome to The Cookie Jar Mystery. This presentation may be used as a
supplement to your Instructor’s Guide. Please use this as needed to offer lesson
planning guidance and experiment demonstrations.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Teacher TrainingLesson 1
Get your Instructor’s Guide out and ready to
follow along.
Lesson 1
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Before StudentsArrive
Review the lesson Objectives. Locate and collect the supplies in the Materials section
and follow the directions in the
Preparation section to get set up.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Preparing to Teach
Next, read the Notes for the Instructor
section or listen to the audio below. Note the last paragraph about learning standards.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Preparing to Teach
Note all vocabulary
introduced and listed here and in
the glossary of the student book.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Starting the Lesson
When students arrive, start your lesson by reading the Notes for the Students. Have kids follow along in their books.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Activity 1:Eyewitness Reporting
Proceed and follow step-by-step
directions starting with #2. Make sure
you have prearranged a visit from another adult.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Activity 1:Eyewitness Reporting
Students will record details that they
remember from the guest encounter. Students will then
discuss and compare with their group or
partner.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Activity 2:Practice Pictures
Students will examine photo #1 for 20
seconds. They will then flip the photo over to answer the questions in their
activity book. Repeat for photo #2.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Activity 2:Practice Pictures
Make sure you read the Cookie Jar Mystery
Introduction (page ix ) to the class if you have not
done so already. Students will observe the crime
scene photo for clues that they will record in their
activity book.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Closing Your Lesson
Conduct wrap up discussions about
eyewitness accounts.
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
Advice on supply storage is listed under Clean-Up. The Other
Directions, Discussions and Destinations
section will give useful extensions.
Clean-Up and Extensions
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The Cookie Jar Mystery: A Study in Forensic Science
How observant are you? Can you find 9 people in this picture?
Watch a crime! Be a witness! Then test your eyewitness skills with a crime scene quiz.
Play interactive memory and observation games . Try “Spot the Difference”, “Test Your Memory”, and “Power of Observation”.
Extension Links
If time allows, enrichment lessons
may be created using the resources
to the right.
Congratulations, you’ve completed Lesson 1
Prep!