Detectives in Books and Movies
Vocabulary
Activities that we Did
Vocabulary 2
100

This crime fighting group is made up of four teenagers and a talking dog.  They often meddle in the business of people in the town to solve crimes. 

Scooby Doo (Mystery Inc.)

100

This word describes the unique pattern that can be taken off of anyone's fingers. 

Fingerprints

100

True or false: The three types of patterns on fingerprints are called loops, whorls and arches?

True

100

This word describes where a crime takes place. 

Crime scene. 

200

Name three out of the four human members of Mystery Inc.   

Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, Fred 

200

This word describes someone whose job it is to investigate crimes. 

Detective

200

Name one item that glows under the black light.

Tonic water, turmeric, highlighters

200

This word describes the reason that someone might have for committing a crime. 

Motive

300

This very popular book and movie detective is very intelligent and has a sidekick named Watson. 

Sherlock Holmes

300

This words describes anything that can be used to prove if someone is involved in a crime or not.  

Evidence 

300

What were we able to extract from the strawberry?

DNA 

300

This word describes someone who sees a crime take place. 

Witness.  

400

This popular TV and movie detective is a cyborg police officer who solves crimes with the help of his niece and dog.

Inspector Gadget

400

This is the word for someone who is an expert in breaking codes. 

Cryptanalysts 

400

Name two factors to look for when analyzing handwriting?

Form, Lines, Arrangement and Content

400

This is the word for a distraction that mystery writers put in books to fool readers away from solving the mystery.  

Red herring

500

This detective is a female teenager who solves crimes with her two best friends.  There are many books written about the crimes she solves, dating back to the 1920s.  The books are titled after her name.

Nancy Drew

500

This word describes the process of separating the ingredients in inks and markers to identify what was used to write a note.

Chromatography 

500

Name any of the ingredients that were used to make the invisible ink project work.

Turmeric, baking soda, rubbing alcohol 

500

This word describes a situation where someone else can vouch for the whereabouts of a person when a crime occurred.  

Alibi