Kids turn detective with forensics
CHILDREN have turned detective to help solve a 'crime' using the latest technology.
A group of 42 pupils from Amberley Primary School took part in a unique project aimed at increasing interest in science at an early age.
The Year Six pupils worked with staff and students from George Stephenson High School, using forensic based clues to solve a 'crime'.
The young investigators were told their headteacher's office had been broken into and their SAT results stolen.
They used forensic and scientific techniques, including flame testing, to identify a mystery white powder, a footprint, examine a fingerprint and analyse the ink from a ransom letter.
And once they had found the culprit, they were able to make inroads into getting their results back.
The final part of the day so the pupils present their findings and produce a newspaper report on the 'crime'.
Pam Milton, science transition co-ordinator at George Stephenson High School, said: "The aim of this work is to bridge the gap between the primary and secondary school level learning and to get the pupils passionate about science in a way that interests them.
"They also got to use the laboratories at George Stephenson for the first time, giving them a flavour of high school learning."
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