http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:14:43 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 10:14:43 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=257535 "The Art of Crime Detection" is an interactive Web activity consisting of an introductory animation, two crime-solving scenarios, and an open-ended drawing tool. The two scenarios, the Toilet Paper Caper and Pushing Other People's Buttons, provides the student with an understanding of the differences between right brain and left brain processes, an understanding of visual images and vocabulary and their impact in providing descriptions, and understand how people look at the same situation as others but from a different perspective. The student uses the PDArtist, a PDA-type device that guides them through the process of using either side of the brain, or both sides simultaneously. Students can also use the PDArtist alone, as a creative tool for their own scenarios. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=666376 Creating your own crime scene investigation is a great way to learn about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. The objective is to work your way backward through a story that you create with your peers or teachers, so that you and your friends can use the facts to figure out what happened. In working to solve the case, you will investigate all the possible factors that may have led up to the "crime scene." You and your peers can use this chance to talk openly about which drugs may be in the victim's system, why, and what other factors may have served as a motivation to abuse prescription drugs.