The Critical Thinking Co.™ ~ A Review

Over the past weeks my 7th grader has been playing the part of forensic detective with "A Whodunnit Forensic Mystery" in, Something's Fishy at Lake Iwannafisha, from The Critical Thinking Co.™ This workbook is designed for grades 5-12+ grades. 

My daughter had so much fun sleuthing her way through the clues in Something's Fishy at Lake Iwannafisha. To be honest I think that it took a bit of detective work on my part to figure out how to get my daughter started on her investigation work. Ideally, the workbook is set up for students to work in groups of small teams working together to solve the CRIME. 

Something's fishing at Lake Iwannafisha. Human bones in the woods. A dead body in a burning shed. Counterfeit money in the fishing cabin. Throw in a couple of guns and a few bullets and you've got yourself a real mystery. 

So what will you student be doing:

1. analyze witness statements
2. analyze forensic evidence
3. learn about different types of forensic evidence
4. apply critical thinking skills and forensic knowledge to solve the case
5. working as part of a team

The Teacher Section clearly states (For Teacher's Eyes Only) because the information in this section contains evidence, reports, and the final case reports as to "who committed the crime" that you as the sergeant (teacher) will need to provide your student if you get in a pickle. 

My daughter was so excited and loved working through this detective "who done it" workbook. She loved reading through the Forensic Evidence Lessons and learning about all of the ways that detectives use to solve forensic crimes. 

What happened at Lake Iwannafisha?

• Who is the dead man?
• What happened at the cabin?
• How many people are involved?
• What vehicles were involved?
• Counterfeit Money?
• Hidden evidence?
• Who witnessed the crime?
• Arson involved?

Did my daughter solve the case? YES! I did have to give her some helps along the way but she did it. My daughter took about 5 days, spending about 2 hours or so a day working through playing detective to solve the crime. 

Over the years my six kiddos have worked through many of the materials put out by The Critical Thinking Co.™ Overall, I was quite pleased with this curriculum. Critical Thinking is an important tool and The Critical Thinking Co.™ does an amazing job at preparing the student to be able to think critically. I will definitely continue to use The Critical Thinking Co.™ in the future. I would also highly recommend this curriculum to others.

“If we teach children everything we know, their knowledge is limited to ours. If we teach children to think, their knowledge is limitless.” 

 Michael Baker, President of The Critical Thinking Co.™

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