Learning Aims:
  • Matching the different types of evidence.
  • Work systematically, write down results systematically.
Materials:
  • PC with internet connection.
  • Pen and paper.
Suggestions for use:
  • Be sure that the students do not look at the results from one another; it is always the same person who kidnaps the bird.
  • This can be done as homework as well.
  • The different types of evidence each eliminate another suspect. When in doubt if the students were working serious on their activity, the teacher can check the table. See below for the different clues of the criminal as they match the different suspects.

Karen

Aileen

David

Sam

Blood

match

match

no match

no match

Fibre

match

match

match

match

Footstep

match

match

no match

match

Fingerprint

match

no match

match

match

Possible questions:

Be sure to ask these questions before finishing the game (the part where the police visits the house of the suspect).

  • How sure are you about your answer?
  • If it is a set up, how could one of the other suspects falsify the clues?