Science Matters

This post is the fifth in a series of posts about a CSI program I ran at our library.  You can read the background information here and here and here and here.
For Day 4 we performed the dirt analysis.  It was fairly straight-forward and completed without much fanfare.  The students once again enjoyed taking the information they collected and comparing it to the map that was provided and then matching up that...

This post is the fourth in a series of posts about a CSI program I ran at our library.  You can read the background information here and here and here.
Day 3 found us analyzing the red marks on the ransom note envelope. It was (somewhat mysteriously) determined that the red marks are lipstick and lipstick samples from each suspect have been collected....

This post is the third in a series of posts about a CSI program I ran at our library.  You can read the background information here and here.
On day 2, we got to dive into the laboratory procedures with a white powder lab. Once again, all of the materials were provided (even water!), which was wonderful!  It was really great to arrive just before the students and get right to work - no long...

This post is the second in a series of posts about a CSI program I ran at our library.  You can read the background information here.
As mentioned earlier, our program was advertised for 3rd through 8th graders.  At our first meeting we had the following patrons attend:...