Detective!

We finally got back to working on some patches. We worked on the Detective patch. This one was so much fun! First we worked on the art of observation.  The girls had to look at these pictures for 1 minute.  Then I collected them back and they had to write down as many as they could remember.

 

Next we talked about fingerprints and made our own fingerprint ID cards. 

 

We talked about how everyone's fingerprints are different.

 

Next everyone took their index finger and printed it on a card.  We had to use their ID cards to match up whose fingerprints were whose.

 

The girls really loved this part!

We even got out the magnifying glasses to get a better look.

 

Next we made teeth impressions using a Styrofoam plate.

 

The girls did not think this was as cool as the fingerprints.

 

But then again we tried matching these impressions with some mystery ones. 

 

Next we put our fingerprints all over a mirror and dusted them with baby powder to see how investigators uncover fingerprints.

 

And last I read a mystery story and the girls had to use clues to figure out who was the thief. 

 

This was a really fun meeting!