Crime Scene Provocation
What a disastrous start to the year!!!! A classroom broken into and Mr Pollard’s iPhone smashed on the ground!!!
Year 4 walked into a crime scene as they entered the classroom on their first day of school. A smashed iPhone, a tipped over vase and flowers, spilled Maths equipment and a footprint in the sand was all the boys had to go off to solve the crime. It did not take long for ideas to start flying as these young detectives put their minds together to catch the culprit.
The Year 4 detectives investigated the crime scene and made notes of what they could see. They then formulated questions that they wanted precise answers for. They finally put strategies in place to solve this heinous crime.
It just so happened that they would require a lot of technology to solve this problem. Which was perfect, considering that our Unit of Inquiry is all about “Using technology to solve perceived problems that impact the world around us”.
The detectives broke into groups in order to quickly apprehend this criminal.
Group 1 used their iPads to take photographs of the evidence and utilised the zoom tool to study the crime scene even further.
Group 2 used a telephone to report this crime to Mrs Druce in the front office. Horrified, she then asked the boys to publish a document on a laptop that she would then email to the authorities.
Group 3 used video recording technology to conduct interviews with the victim and other student witnesses.
Group 4 used a camera to take photos of adult’s shoes as they went around to interrogate each of the teachers and ask of their whereabouts.
After a lot of sharing and reflection on our findings, we reached the conclusion that our Sport teacher, Mr Caulfield, had come into the room in search for the tennis ball (right next to where the iPhone was charging). However in reaching for the tennis ball he tripped on the Maths equipment, knocking and smashing the iPhone to the floor and fleeing the scene, leaving a footprint and trail of sand behind him.
After a long interrogation process, Mr Caulfield finally broke down, admitting to the vandalism and promised to replace the iPhone as soon as possible.
I could not have been prouder of these young detectives and am looking forward to what this year holds.
Well done Year 4!!!
Shayne Pollard
K-6 Classroom Teacher
