I Can Be a Science Detective: Fun Stem Activities for Kids (Dover Children's Science Books)
by Claudia Martin (Author)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Dover Children's Science Books
Engage your amateur sleuth with simple and entertaining investigative and detection activities. Learn about forensic science's intriguing world and its important role in solving real-life crimes!
Help your budding detective learn and think in fun ways with this entertaining science detective activity book. Did you know that you leave traces of your presence wherever you go? Simple experiments teach kids how to catch a thief, follow instructions to extract DNA from strawberries, take their own fingerprints, analyze handwriting, and much more. Children learn how to look for clues, collect evidence, and observe, analyze, and solve problems at crime scenes. Over 25 engaging activities provide an exciting and wonderful introduction to forensic science.
Get kids inspired with other books in this engaging and fun series: I Can Be an Awesome Inventor, I Can Be a Math Magician, and I Can Be a Rocket Scientist.
Help your budding detective learn and think in fun ways with this entertaining science detective activity book. Did you know that you leave traces of your presence wherever you go? Simple experiments teach kids how to catch a thief, follow instructions to extract DNA from strawberries, take their own fingerprints, analyze handwriting, and much more. Children learn how to look for clues, collect evidence, and observe, analyze, and solve problems at crime scenes. Over 25 engaging activities provide an exciting and wonderful introduction to forensic science.
- Fun activities show how science is used by detectives and forensic scientists to solve real crimes.
- Mysteries and crime investigation activities can aid in the development of critical thinking skills in children.
- Kids ages 8 to 12 can enjoy sleuthing activities including games, puzzles, and a pop quiz.
- This book is great for STEM and STEAM education, whether in the classroom or for a homeschooling curriculum.
- A glossary, answers, and solutions are provided at the back of the book.
- It makes a wonderful gift for curious, imaginative, and creative minds.
Get kids inspired with other books in this engaging and fun series: I Can Be an Awesome Inventor, I Can Be a Math Magician, and I Can Be a Rocket Scientist.
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Claudia Martin
Claudia Martin is a highly respected author of non-fiction for children and young adults, with an exceptional talent for making complex ideas accessible. She specializes in the subjects of geography, science, and the natural world. Her books have been translated into 14 languages and have sold over a quarter of a million copies. She lives in London.
Helen Giles (consultant) is an astronomer with a PhD from the Observatoire de Genève in Switzerland. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a Member of the European Astronomical Society, and an expert in the study of starspot photometric signatures and the hunting of extrasolar planets. Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780486839219
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dover Publications
Publication date
October 20, 2019
Series
Dover Children's Science Books
BISAC categories
JNF001000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books
JNF051000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | General
JNF051000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | General
Library of Congress categories
Juvenile works
Forensic sciences
Forensic sciences
