Ms. Tiffany Wishard is teaching the C.S.I. class for the first time. Her fourth and fifth grade students are learning about investigating crimes.

Alexander Smith said that he “liked looking at people’s fingerprints.” He also enjoyed when “the class measured bones.”

However, Alex Brooks said one of the things she liked was “when the class made a lip print with lipstick.” She picked this class because she always watches “C.S.I.”

Brooks is not the only one who took the class because of the show. Five other students excitedly agreed with her.

Reilly Gossner, however, picked the class because “it would be FUN!”  Gossner said the best thing about class was “when the teacher taught them new things."

Philip White said that they learned about different types of Greek and Roman codes from over two thousand years ago. Philip’s favorite part of the class was the outline of the body and the outline of the dog. The tape outline was an example of the real chalk outlines used by investigators.

During the rest of the week, the class learned several more techniques. They tested fake urine; they also looked at blood spatter and made fingerprints and foot impressions.

Some of the tools the class used were the same as real C.S.I. people employ. Many of the real tools were too expensive to use. However, the class tried real techniques to solve the crimes in class, including figuring out who stole a doll. Two suspects had different stories, so they examined footprints to determine the criminal.

Mr. Jim Rogers was the teacher of YOUNG INVENTORS, a class for students in grades 5 through 8.

One project the students enjoyed was experimenting with egg drops.  They used materials like styrofoam cups, string, garbage bags, and eggs.  Everyone had to come up with a way to make their eggs survive the drop by using the materials given.

Then they dropped their eggs off of Pennington Lounge. When the eggs dropped onto the ground where the materials were, some students had created safe landings, and others didn’t work as well. Amazingly, two-thirds of the eggs survived!

Also the students made cars out of mouse traps. They made boards, added wheels, put the mousetrap on top, and raced them.

One favorite project was making catapults. The sample that Rogers made as a model was huge!

On Friday the class made homemade ice cream and finished working on their mousetrap cars.  

Collin Lakatos explained that the students used different tools to invent things. He picked this class because it was one of the classes that he didn’t do in the five years that he has come here.  

When asked what he liked about the class, he said the teacher because he is cool, and he likes the course because it makes him think.

Margaret Falco said they tried different things. She picked the class because she read about it and it looked FUN! Her favorite part of class was   working in groups.

Ben Lysak picked the class because he likes to invent things.  Ben said the best thing so far was when they made GOO! 

Slime/Goo

2 Tbsp. glue

2 Tbsp. colored water

1/4 Tbsp. borax

1 Tbsp. water

*MIX ALL TOGETHER*