Crime Scene - a PBL for 4th & 5th Graders!

Students in 4th & 5th grade love when we pull out a good PBL! Today, it was all about a Crime Scene. Apparently, 'someone' destroyed a beloved laptop and it was up to our students to try and figure out who did it. Who could do such a thing? What could possibly be the motive? It is up to our students to try and figure it out.

The Crime Scene - Students were given visuals of pictures of the 'victim' from all angles, fingerprints, dirt and mulch left by shoes at the scene, a set of initial suspects from eye witnesses and other loose and haphazardly left items at the scene of the crime. All of these bits of evidence have our students talking.

Breaking News fills in some of the blanks and our SRO is around for further questioning - all of this builds imagination.

Logistics - Students can work alone or in teams of two to try and figure the details of the 'crime'. They may chose any Word or Presentation program of their liking to fill in the gaps. They will have a Peer Review session. Several will be selected to present their projects to the rest of the class. Some will use this as their final technology project for the end of the year Tech Showcase!

This...is a good idea!