"The Mystery of Lyle and Louise"

Uncover Mysterious Microfossil Clues

A forensic science mystery based on an actual crime teaching through Problem Based Learning.

In this inquiry-based learning case, students wake up to a disaster in the kitchen, and the cat seems to have ingested an unknown white powder. Is it construction material from the ongoing kitchen renovation, or a benign kitchen ingredient?

Students use observational and analytical skills to find out “Whodunit.”

Eliminate the need for glassware and provide a semi-micro environment for conducting many experiments with this clear tray about the size of an index card. You can use Chemplates instead of test tubes, as a demonstration vessel for your overhead projector, for individual student experiments, or even as a gas generator or water reservoir. Twelve large numbered cavities are molded into the high-impact plastic. In addition, each plate has a jumbo-sized cavity and a snap-off measuring spatula. Gas collecting tubes, available separately, fit the Chemplate caps. Package of ten.

Students research a variety of macromolecules.

Apply skills of dimensional analysis and exponential notation.

Explore inherited traits

Examine the impacts of genetic equilibrium and selection on evolution

Comprehensive Investigation for Examining Various Aspects of Plant Growth