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PROCEDURE
Introduction (2 minutes):
Advanced Preparation: Arrange student desks in groups of 4-5. Fill a wash bucket with
warm water so students do not have to leave the room to wash
ink off of hands
Hook/Attention Grabber: Did you know that no two people in the world have the
same fingerprints?
Assessment of Prior Knowledge: Does anybody know how fingerprints can be used to
help solve a crime?
Expectations for Learning and Behaviour: For part of the class today we will be
working in partners. I think you will all like this assignment, but I expect you
to keep your voices down so we can all get our work done.
Transition to Body: Today we are going to learn about the different kinds of
fingerprints, and see how those could be used to solve a crime.
Body (25 minutes):
Learning Activity #1: Case of the Kidnapped Cat (20 minutes)
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Have students individually complete the Case of the Kidnapped Cat scenario
as an introduction to fingerprinting and the primary fingerprint patterns.
(http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/wonckc/html/index.html)
Worksheet A:
NAME:
DATE:
MY FINGERPRINTS
Loop
Whorl
Arch
My Left Hand:
Thumb
Pointer
Middle
Ring
Pinky
Middle
Ring
Pinky
My Right Hand:
Thumb
Pointer
DATE:
Fingerprint Matching
This fingerprint was found by police at a crime scene.
It is your job to discover which of the suspect
fingerprints below is a match. Only one print matches.
Look carefully at the patterns.