Fingerprints

Agenda
1.Lead in: What is a fingerprint?
2.Types of fingerprints.
3.My fingerprint
4.Fun Facts!
5.Activity time!
What are the rules?
What class is it?
We are.......
Engage
Let’s learn!
 What do we need?
Ink pad

finger
a balloon
Put some ink on your finger and
press it onto the balloon
All fingerprints can be divided into
three groups
What’s your fingerprint?
Pair up with your friend and leave
one fingerprint. Compare. Are
they the same?
Your fingerprint is
unique.
Unique means that there is no
fingerprint that is the same.
Ex
pe
rim
en
tt
im
e!
Look at your fingerprints. Are they
the same?
Where can we find fingerprints in
the classroom?
This week we are learning about....

How can they use

fingerprints and
footprints to solve
the crime?
 Find a criminal!

Once upon a time, there was a

thief. He went inside the house and
stole a....
diamond!
As he was leaving, he left a
fingerprint!
You are a detective.
Choose 5 friends who could be a
“suspect”, take their fingerprints
and compare to the one left by a
thief.
Fun Fact!
Activity time!