Whodunit?
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- Original Source:PBS
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Description
In this fascinating and fun experiment, learners use chemistry to identify a mystery powder and solve a "crime" -- a process similar to that used by real forensic scientists. Learners test, observe and record data as they try to determine whether a character used baking soda or another secret powder to bake a cake; the answer "proves" whether the character is innocent or guilty. This activity could be combined with other activities about forensic science, or with a writing activity to create stories about "crimes" that could be solved by science. Less
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Grade: TK/K to 6
Topics: Acids & Bases, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Chemical Reactions & Stoichiometry, Earth & Space Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Current Science, Physics
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- Teacher Materials
Tool for: Students