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Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Children/Science Become a super science sleuth with . . . Detective Science 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science can help solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzing handwriting, these easy, fun-filled activities give you a firsthand look at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solve real-life crimes. Make a plaster cast of a shoe. Identify lip prints left on a glass....more

Deep-Sea Detectives: Maritime Mysteries and Forensic Science
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2004-07-05 Summary: A Study of How to investigate a deep sea wreck ... Peter Limburg has done a considerable amount of research on a number of ships and planes that have gone down to the depths. Unlike Shadow Divers, which covers just one wreck, Peter Limburg's book covers the details of the work done to investigate a number of undersea wrecks, such as The Derbyshire, the Gaul, the Flare, the Lucona, the Marine Electric, the Rema, the Estonia, the Edmund Fitzgerald and quite a few others. It's amazing the amount of time and money that was expended to find out the cause of these disasters. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2004-05-28 Summary: A Fabulous Read! ... This is a stunning book! I couldn't put it down. One mysterious disaster after another presented moment by moment as the tragedy unfolds, the suspense rises, the spine tingles and the fingernails get shorter and shorter -- and the solution is eventually uncovered by undersea divers and their robotic aids. My eyes just raced across the pages. Limburg is a great storyteller with an easy, readable prose and a gift for explaining nautical details and mechanical equipment so anyone can understand them. Remember the ferry ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2005-03-14 Summary: I Could Not Put This Book Down! ... And that doesn't happen much for me! Limburg's book selects a series of case studies regarding undersea wrecks, including ships and planes. It is well-researched and also well-written, with a pacing that makes for an absorbing and fast read. Yet you don't miss anything. I just recently finished a book on the tragedy of the Russian submarine Kursk, "A Time to Die," (see my review), and there is information I didn't know about here. Among the other well-known wrecks include that of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which goes over ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | An aging American coal carrier goes down in a winter storm off the Virginia coast. Only three of the crew of 34 survive; the rest perish in the ice-cold water. Was the dead captain at fault? Did the mate neglect safety precautions? Or did a penny-pinching management skimp on necessary maintenance? The giant car-and-passenger ferry Estonia sinks in a gale in the Baltic Sea, carrying over 800 passengers to their deaths and causing national scandals in three countries. Was she sunk by a terrorist...more

Investigating Why Leaves Change Their Color (Science Detectives)

Crime Scene Detective: Using Science And Critical Thinking to Solve Crimes
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Watch the excitement ripple through your classroom as students use their intellect to find out who committed the "crime" at your school. Enliven your students as they practice critical thinking skills. Students are often taught skills such as the scientific method, scientific research, critical thinking, making observations, analyzing facts, and drawing conclusions in isolation. Studying forensic science allows students to practice these skills and see theories put into practice by using...more

Encyclopedia of Forensic Science: A Compendium of Detective Fact and Fiction
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | If Sherlock Holmes had cracked the O. J. Simpson case, he would have done it with forensic science. Techniques and devices used to analyze crime scene evidence--and their real and fictional practitioners--have long fascinated the public. This reference covers all aspects of forensic science: Types of evidence Types of crimes or conditions Criminal cases Criminal and civil law The disciplines of criminal justice DBL Poisons and drugs The evolution of forensics Forensic scientists and officials...more