Crack the Case

HOSTED BY
CATHERINE BRISCOE
Warm-Up (Rebus Puzzles)

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Criminologists Take Notes!
CRIMINOLOGISTS CAN’T MEMORIZE EVERY, SINGLE DETAIL
 How to Take Notes Effectively

PAY ATTENTION DISCERN WHAT IS BE ORGANIZED!

EXCESS INFORMATION
How to USE Notes Effectively

Group information together

Review often
G.R.I.M.
Integrate ideas

Make inferences
Ready to solve a case?
THE CASE OF
THE MISSING
GOOSE BANK
PRO TIP
Prepare to take notes!
BACKGROUND

 Who: Myself, Finn, Mae,

and Robin
 What: my “Welcome
Back” party
 When: a few months ago
 Where: my house
 Why: to share my French
chocolates
THE VIDEO

 Suspect wore orange

beanie with holes cut in it
 They will break the goose
bank if they don’t receive
the French chocolate
 Video shot near duck
sculpture in the park
THE VIDEO WAS SENT ONE HOUR AFTER
SCHOOL ENDED.
 ROBIN FINN MAE

SUSPECTS NEED AN ALIBI

“My sister and I ordered a pizza right after
school. I was answering the door when I got the
live video, so I couldn’t have stolen the goose
bank.”

-Mae
“When I got home, I went upstairs to play video
games and accidentally took a nap. I didn’t know
about the live video until my friend Gans
mentioned it.”

-Robin
“The live video started while my mom was
explaining a new knitting technique to me and I
missed half of the live video. I would never steal
a goose bank!”

-Finn
Each of the suspects has given an alibi.

MAE ROBIN FINN

Using Secondary Information
Criminologists tend to use secondary information to
understand the possible behavior and actions of
suspects.

We can group information about the suspects

Then we can use these clues to make inferences

Sometimes information
can get jumbled and
confusing
 Summarizing and grouping information helps
with the analyzation process
 The information listed
Suspect Home Type Favorite object
came from each suspect’s
Finn 2-Story Beanie collection personal file

Mae Apartment
Plush chicken  It is condensed into a
toy table
Robin 1-Story Journal
 This makes the
information easier to read
 • Skater
Finn • breaking skateboards
• Knits beanies

Here are some • Make bird houses

Mae • Feeding birds at park
of the hobbies • President of bird club
of the suspects.
• Candy Youtuber
• Bakes Dutch sweets
Robin
• Volunteers at elderly
home
Use the notes you took today to try the G.R.I.M.
method for analyzing your notes!
How to USE Notes Effectively

Group information together

Review often
G.R.I.M.
Integrate ideas

Make inferences