Finger Printing

CSIA Kindergarten STEM Activity

ObservationOne way that scientists find out

information is by observation. This means using your eyes and ears to get

information to your brain.

Let’s Practice ObservingUse the I Spy books to practice

your powers of observation!

Detectives Use ScienceDetectives use observations to solve

mysteries by observing finger prints. Let’s be detectives today and use fingerprints

to solve a crime!

MYSTERY

Somebody stole a cookie from the cookie jar!

We Have Three Suspects

Freddy Fox Bobby Bear Ricky Raccoon

The Crime SceneDo you see a clue?

Let’s Finger Print the Suspects!

Freddy Fox Bobby Bear Ricky Raccoon

There are Three Main Types of Finger Prints

WHORL ARCH LOOP

Which type do you have?

Which type did the perpetrator have?

What type do you have?

Forensics Report(Use your magnifying lens to closely examine the evidence.)

Who Was the Perpetrator?

Freddy Fox Bobby Bear Ricky Raccoon