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

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

Name: Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids
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ISBN: 9780471119807

By: Jim Wiese

Wiley / 1996 / Paperback

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Detectives hunt for clues and gather evidence by using everyday science! Learn how to dust for fingerprints, make casts of footsteps, tail a suspect, examine fibers, and analyze handwriting with these easy and fun experiments. Each project includes a materials list, procedure, explanation, and illustration. 118 pages with glossary and index, softcover.

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Title: Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids
By: Jim Wiese
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 128
Vendor: Wiley
Publication Date: 1996

Dimensions: 10 X 7 (inches)
Weight: 7 ounces
ISBN: 0471119806
ISBN-13: 9780471119807
Stock No: WW71119

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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!

Author Bio

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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.