Crime in the Library

Original Concept: Edna Johnson Acadia Jr. HighAdaptation: Christine Wolf

Elm Creek School

SAGE 2013 Edna Johnson presented Done at Acadia Junior High Great way to teach students OPAC and

searching in the library Shared her experiences and templates

The Game Based on the game “Clue” Have protagonists, antagonists and

tools Placed a trail of five clues in five books Object: Be the first team to discover the

one protagonist, one antagonist and one tool left on checklist.

The CluesFind a book on the religion of Buddha.

Instead of falling down, falling up would hurt less.

In a race every “(part of a minute)” counts.

The discovery of this ship was Titanic.

The true CSI. What does that stand for?

Pilot your way into the bush.

Clue PathSulphogermanic Tex (SF Hin) Clue 2: The religion of

buddhaBuddism (SNF 294.3 Pen)

Clue 3: Instead of falling down, falling up would hurt less

Falling Up (JNF 811.54 Sil)

Clue 4: The discovery of this ship, it was Titanic.

The Discovery of the Titanic (SNF 909.096 Bal)

Clue 5: You will need this to take Drivers' Education in Manitoba.

Manitoba High School Driver Education Student Manual (SNF 629.222 Man)

The ProtagonistsKatniss Harry Potter Percy Jackson

Frodo Isabella Swan Thomas

The AntagonistsLord Voldemort The Volturi President Snow

Gollum Darth Vader Wicked Queen

The ToolsRope Fire Extinguisher Electricity

Hammer Meter Stick Huge Book

Clue Sheets

What I Had to Do Before Showed Grade 5/6 and 7/8 classes OPAC

(Online Public Access Catalogue) Taught them the shelving system and

Dewey decimal basics. EF ENF JF JNF SF SNF

Dan 321.5 Hop 741.5 Car 910.1 Gol Sni Kno

Game Day• Divided class into

groups. I had 4 to 5 students per group.

• At table was pencil, clipboard, checklist, piece of paper, first clue/book mark for each group and instruction sheet

Game Day Continued

• Each group had a specific route, with different colored envelopes holding their clues. That way one group could not follow the other.

• Students really enjoyed doing it.

• One comment, “When you first learn this (meaning the Dewey Decimal) it seems so hard but once you start to use it, it makes sense. This was fun.”

• Give small prize to winning team and small chocolate bars to rest

Recommended to groups to have different person of the group do the search at the computer for each clue.

Make sure that no one else is using the library at the time

Takes at least 30 minutes but if can schedule closer to 45.

Check that each trail works Make sure no one signs out the books Have your clue path sheet with you to help Next time hope to have smaller groups. 3-4

students would be better.

Contact:Feel free to contact me for templates or information at:

cwolf@prsdmb.ca