Unbeknownst to the students I set up a crime scene in the classroom during lunch. The classroom door and hallway was covered in caution tape and there was a crime scene roped off with caution tape inside the classroom.
Students were lined up in the hallway and given the rules before we entered the room to see the crime scene. They were told as soon as they entered the room they were no longer sixth grade students, but now detectives. They were given a fact sheet to fill in and it had a section where they were to fill in their theory. They were told just to view the scene and not say a word, as well as record the clues they could find. I played the Pink Panther music while they were examining the scene.
After about 7 minutes they were told they could compare notes with their colleagues. After another 7 minutes we came together and analyzed each clue and came up with a whole class theory.
Once we discussed it at length, I told the "detectives" what really happened.
Thanks to Sebastian for being our crime scene victim! What a great sport!
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