Crack the Case

HOSTED BY
CATHERINE BRISCOE
Warm-Up

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Review
 Take notes effectively
 Pay attention
 Discern what is excess information
 Be organized!

 Use notes effectively

 G.R.I.M.
How to USE Notes Effectively

Group information together

Review often

G.R.I.M.
Integrate ideas

Make inferences
THE CASE OF
THE MISSING
GOOSE BANK
LET’S REVIEW OUR CASE NOTES
AND FILES!
REVIEW

My goose bank was stolen after my party

My three friends are suspects
The only incriminating evidence we have is a live
video from the culprit
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
ROBIN FINN MAE

SUSPECTS
 • Was the beanie in
the video Finn’s?

LIST OF ITEMS • Can the witnesses

confirm the suspects
TO are telling the truth?

INVESTIGATE • Where is the culprit

hiding the goose
bank?
FINN’S BEANIE COLLECTION
Finn has a beanie collection and it’s organized by color.
He can make 10 beanies per month.
He donates 90 beanies every year.
Finn has collected beanies for 2 years.
How many beanies should he have?
 THERE ARE ONLY 59
Finn is missing an
orange beanie! BEANIES
More information from witnesses
 Finn’s mom confirmed that Finn was at home during the live video
 The pizza delivery employee refused to make any comments
 Gans cannot be found
Investigate Settings
 Nothing was found at the park where the live video was shot
 Finn reported seeing torn paper bits on his bedroom floor after the
video ended
 Robin’s journal could not be located during the search
MYSTERIOUS LETTER

I received a letter written on a torn sheet of paper

with this riddle:
“If you want the precious goose,
Figure out these special clues,
Give me the sweets,
I’ll retreat in peace,
Meet me where the pigeons coo.”
Where am I supposed to meet the
mysterious letter author?