Lesson 12: Case Closed: Analyzing Evidence Copy

Students test their analytical skills when all of the evidence is laid on the table—and will lead our detectives to point their collective fingers at the guilty party: mystery solved!

Critical thinking gets a workout in Lesson 12. As you work, remind students that what they are doing in analysis is the same sort of thing they do in preparing an essay or writing a report: they gather disparate pieces of information and try to put it into a coherent whole.

This activity really tests brainpower and creativity. When the course is completed and the crime has been solved, don’t hesitate to issue a “Crime Investigator’s License” to your students.

Lesson Objectives

• Transfer all evidence summaries to final forensic summary
• Review, examine, and analyze relevant evidence gathered previously
• Use deductive reasoning to develop a theory for the crime
• Use facts to support ideas and theories

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