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Overview
NGSS Alignment
  • 5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties
  • ​5-PS3-1 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
  • 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
  • 3-5-ETS1-3 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Learning Targets
  • I can read and use trophic pyramids to identify types of animal consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores) to create a model to solve a mystery related to the food web.
  • I can observe and measure prints to identify animals.
  • I can separate and compare colors to identify an ink source.
  • I can generate and compare suspect information to solve the food web related mystery.

Animal Forensics Activities
  • Learn about Forensic Scientists and related careers.
  • Examine animal character cards and eliminate suspects based on their position on the trophic pyramid.
  • Reveal and compare animal tracks found at the scene.
  • Study a note left at the scene and determine which animal wrote the note using color chromatography.
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Scheduling Information
The Animal Forensics field trip is led by the NKY Makerspace student interns.  The cost of this Remote Field Trip is $15 per classroom and includes all the materials needed for the activities.  Students will work in groups of 5 or less and because of the collaborative nature of the activities, this field trip can only be done in an in-person classroom setting.  Remote Field Trip experiences are only available to educators in the NKY/Cincinnati region.

Have questions?  Please email [email protected].

To schedule a remote field trip for your class, please click on the button below.
Schedule Your Remote Field Trip
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Materials
  • Brown Paper Lunch Bags
  • Business Envelopes
  • 8.5 x 11 copy paper
  • ​Cocoa Powder
  • Plastic Sandwich Bags
  • Rubber Cement
  • 5 Pieces of Card Stock
  • Bottled Water
  • 5 Different Black Markers
  • Flower Blotter Paper
  • 3oz. Cups
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Instructional Assets
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PowerPoint Presentation
5th_grade_animal_forensics_slides.pptx
File Size: 15480 kb
File Type: pptx
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Clue #1
Character Cards
character_cards.pdf
File Size: 5745 kb
File Type: pdf
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Suspect List
suspect_lists.png
File Size: 1498 kb
File Type: png
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Clue #2
Guide to Animal Tracks
animal_tracks_guide.pdf
File Size: 1481 kb
File Type: pdf
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Animal Track Stencils
(used to cut on a Cricut or Silhouette machine)
alligator_print.png
File Size: 429 kb
File Type: png
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coyote_print.png
File Size: 147 kb
File Type: png
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eagle_print.png
File Size: 158 kb
File Type: png
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raccoon_print.png
File Size: 344 kb
File Type: png
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vulture_print.png
File Size: 371 kb
File Type: png
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Clue #3
Market Identification Handouts
marker_identification_handout.pdf
File Size: 881 kb
File Type: pdf
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Engineering Challenge Worksheet
engineering_challenge_worksheet.pdf
File Size: 785 kb
File Type: pdf
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  • Home Page
  • About
    • Contact
    • Directions
    • Impact
    • Sponsors
    • Volunteers
    • Donate
  • Student Interns
    • Become A Student Intern
    • Position Description
    • Student Internship Projects
  • In-Person Field Trips
    • 1st Grade - Stars in the Sky
    • 2nd Grade - Pollen Painting
    • 3rd Grade - Magnet Racing
    • 4th Grade - Bristle Bots
    • 5th Grade - Animal Forensics
  • MakerExpo
  • At-Home Activities
  • Photo Gallery