CSI:CASE OF THE MISSING MICROSCOPE

Grade 7 Science
Case of the Missing Microscope

Major Case
For this major case
project you will be
collecting evidence in
the Case of the
Missing Microscope,
and creating an
evidence portfolio.
Make sure to keep
EVERYTHING,
because you don’t
know what you’ll
need to solve the
crime later!

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Introduction
Here’s what we know. . .
Here’s what we know so have not been released The police cordoned off
far. On the night of yet. At 6:05pm Mrs. the area and agreed to
February 23, 2010 Chang, who lives across meet with Mr. Park and
someone broke into the the street from the Mr. Hirsch at 7:30am on ATL
Science Prep Room of school, saw a light come February 24th. Connections
the fourth floor and stole on in the room. She
a microscope. The looked with her At the meeting (at
stolen microscope is binoculars and saw that
7:35am) Mr. Park - Collaboration
model SME F1, made by something was wrong!informed the police that - Thinking
Perron Electronics and She called the police at
a microscope was - Information
valued at 8,800 Baht. 7:30pm. missing. The police did Literacy
an initial evaluation of - Organization
So far the police have The police arrived at the the scene, noting a few
released the following scene at 7:42pm, and pieces of evidence, and
information. There was called Mr. Park at agreed to work with the
a meeting in room D109 7:46pm. The room was KIS investigative teams.
that night until 6:45pm found unlocked and an Next week they’ll be
The names of those area in the corner of the sending more
attending the meeting room clearly disturbed. information.

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Today’s Tasks
- Crime Scene Sketch

- Motives

- Timeline

Advanced
- Graphic Organizer
for Crime

Today’s Tasks
The things I will do are. . .
1) Sketch the crime scene.
You will do a rough sketch and a
final sketch.
The final sketch must be done to
the following criteria:
• a key will be included listing
the found items.
• distances between the object
and two fixed points will be
noted.
• it will be done in ink.
• it will be done on graph
paper.
• it will include a scale that
you decide.
• it must be neat and easy to
read.
2) Motives. 3) Timeline.
Write down motives for the You’ll create a timeline of events
microscope theft. You will try to based on the information that we
come up with three different have been given so far been
motives for the theft of a given.
microscope. Explain each one in
complete sentences.
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Step 1: Observations
List the things that you see within the crime The crime scene needs to
scene in the observation box to the left.
be drawn today. Each
group will have less than
15 minutes to complete
their rough sketch, so
teamwork is essential!

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1. Crime Scene Sketch

Step 2: Rough Sketch
Make a rough sketch in the space below of the crime scene. Draw the crime scene rectangle, then
measure the distances from the corners of the rectangle to the fixed points in the room. Then measure
where the things are in the crime scene. Measure the distances to either the fixed points in the room, or
the corners of the rectangle (remember to always measure to 2 different fixed points from 1 point on the
object).

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Write three
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for the theft of Thinkin n
the microscope g
in the spaces
below.

Why would
someone do it?

Write your
responses in full
sentences.

2. Motive
Why was the crime committed. . .
Motive Option #1
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Which motive do you think is most likely true, or would make the most sense? Why?

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Step 1: Timeline Events
Begin by listing the events and the times in the Make a timeline of the
table on the left. You can include six different
events and their corresponding time.
events that are listed in
the “Case of
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the Missing ATL
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Microscope” Inform tion
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3. Timeline
Step 2: Timeline - Complete a finalized timeline below.

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Use the starter

below to create
a Graphic
Organizer that
describes the
“Case of the
Missing
Microscope”.

4. Graphic Organizer
How do the pieces fit together. . .

Microscope Facts Evidence at the Scene

CASE OF THE MISSING MICROSCOPE

Events People Involved

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