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01. EASTER QUIZ
 Have you checked out the Parent’s Pack? Because if you have, you'll already know our new Easter Quiz is a walk in the park. This is because ALL the questions and answers come from the Parents Pack and all are related to the chocolate smeared, traffic jammed, fluffy chicked, bank holidayed time of year we all know and love. The prizes are (perhaps a little predictably) gorgeous posh chocs, so go on....treat yourself! Click here to test your wits against our quizmasters.  |
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02. PLANET SCIENCE WHODUNIT? It’s getting so close you can almost taste it. It’s VERY exciting and registrations are increasing ever faster so you better get in there quick! For all you teachers out there, trust us when we say that if you miss out and your class hears about it there’ll be no end of grief! So, to re-cap, the Whodunit is a nationwide forensics investigation open to all schools teaching KS2 or KS3. Teachers need to register their class to receive an evidence kit. The clues in the evidence kit (once solved!) will tell your super-sleuth pupils which of our huge celebs (James Beattie, Miss Dynamite, Zach Shaw, S Club, Busted and Blazin’ Squad) committed the dastardly deed. Results can then be sent to us and winners are picked for phenomenal prizes. Phew! Got all that? Well then get registering HERE |
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03. EXPLORE-AT-BRISTOL  This ever-evolving science centre is once again in tune with the nation’s curiosity and is putting on a fantastic Whodunit exhibition. Running from April to November, this exhibition features a hands-on investigation and participants are invited to visit the scene of the crime and use the clues to solve the crime. And so to the crime - as is so often the case, it’s the innocents who suffer. In this case a baby rhino has gone missing and a security guard killed in the process. Who could do such a thing? Could it be an inside job? Do you have the observation skills and patience to find out? Go to http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/explore/whodunit for more info and some great downloadable resources like activities to try at home and a forensics fact file. |
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04. SCIENCE WRITERS LISTEN UP! Only one week left to wow the judges with your inspired science scribblings. It’s only 700 words and you never know, you might have just the edge they’re looking for. What have you got to lose? Don’t forget the two categories – 16-19 and 20-28. Ready to give it a go? Then click here: http://www.science-writer.co.uk to enter the Daily Telegraph/BASF Science Writer Awards 2003. |
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05. I THINK THIS INK IS YOURS This week’s activity of the week ties in nicely with the forensics theme because ink chromatography is a recognised investigative tool in solving crimes. Chromatography describes a range of physical methods used to separate and/or analyse complex mixtures. In the world of crime investigation this is most likely to apply to ink, either from pens or printers. This activity shows you how it’s possible to match an ink to its source. YOU WILL NEED
INVESTIGATE.......... NOW!
BUT HOW DOES THIS SOLVE CRIME? Each type of pen (or different colour in this case) has a slightly different make up. This is due to ink molecules of different shapes and sizes. The water going up the paper carries these molecules but then, at some point, drops them again. The varied size and weight of the molecules causes them to be dropped at different times up the paper. This creates a unique pattern for that particular ink which can then be compared against a sample, taken from a suspect’s house for example. Ha! You’re impressed now – admit it! |
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| 06. RECOMMENDED WEBSITES OF THE WEEK In at no.1 we have... Kids Love A Mystery.com http://www.kidsloveamystery.com  One for the rugrat in your life. This site is aimed at kids but does also have a section for adults. The site is bright and colourful and gives kids a chance to use their grey matter to solve various mystery stories themselves. There’s a section of mysteries written by kids and also a ‘chiller’ section, which is pretty darn spooky! So go to http://www.kidsloveamystery.com and get sleuthing. Cyber Forensics http://www.cyber-forensics.ltd.uk  No. 2 is a tad more serious and should really be reserved for those adults who find themselves absolutely fascinated by it all! Cyber Forensics is a site dedicated to a team who use computers in many different ways to catch out a criminal. So, if you want to know what happens when the papers say that someone’s hard drive has been seized, then look no further. The site is simple but effective and although the accounts are detailed, they are also easy to read and not too technical. Remember that every time you surf, they can find you...... |
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07. SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS  This week it’s less ‘Science Behind the News’ and more ‘Wait Till I Get my Hands on Whoever Dared Steal my Chocolate’. Oh yes, this is the way to go; the time has come for some serious investigation into what is obviously a very serious crime. If you have a chocolate thief in your house then now’s your chance to find out who it is and expose them to the household. Now for the punishment – how about making the culprit buy you a chocolate based treat every day for the next month! Click here for a place that’s choc full of ideas to catch a cocoa obsessed pilferer! http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/slup/CuttingEdge/Apr03/egg.html |
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08. JOKES OF THE WEEK! Warning! This could be painful... What did the egg wear to the gym? A shellsuit and my personal favourite... Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud and cross the road again ? Because he was a dirty double-crosser |
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| 09. AOB Hope you enjoyed it and are ready to don your deerstalker and hit the street! As always questions, comments, JOKES, funny stories etc are always welcome. This week send to joanna@planet-science.com. Have a cracking Easter! |
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