Girl Scout Junior Detective Digital Download Only

Someone stole the Girl Scout cookies before the first scheduled booth sale! Girl Scouts will need to use their observation skills and conduct scientific tests to request a search warrant and recover the stolen cookies. This download contains the worksheets and guide needed to complete the Junior Detective badge. Additional physical supplies like pens, pencils, pipettes, and water are needed to complete the activities. Plan on 1.5 hours to complete the badge during an online meeting.

This listing includes 2 pdf downloads. The first download is for the Girl Scouts to record their observations and fill out their search warrants. The second download is for the leader only and contains the evidence and information to keep secret.

Two options are available to present the evidence. If you are working on this badge via an online meeting, you can share the evidence in the Cases and Evidence download as the girls move through the workbook. If you have in-person meetings, you can "plant" printed evidence around the room or at stations.

Activities covered:
Observation Station (AKA Kim's Game) - test observation skills
Cybersecurity Lab - decode the encrypted note left at the crime scene (Morse code/substitution cipher)
Chromatography Lab - conduct chromatography test on the note and your own pens
Fingerprint Lab - Identify the suspect's fingerprints and record your own
Shoeprint Lab - Compare patterns and sizes of different shoeprints
DNA Lab - Learn about DNA and then identify the suspect
Finally, fill out the search warrant to find the cookies!

The fingerprint, footprint, and DNA evidence can be changed for additional rounds of play.

Not sure what pen or supplies to purchase? Check out my post for my trials:
https://natureexplorerstore.blogspot.com/2020/12/junior-detective-badge.html