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Article: A case for learning Woodland summer program keeps young minds active.(Neighbor)(Lake County schools)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2004
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Byline: Carolyn Waller
A note signed by Vera saying "the deed is done" lies on the floor of a classroom at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee.
Nearby is the outline of a sprawled body, a plastic bag and an empty soda can.
For students in the Crime Scene Investigation class, crossing the yellow police tape means using science and analysis to determine who committed crimes such as murder, a safe robbery and a dog napping.
"We want to get them excited about science," said Tiffany Feutz, who teaches the new class this year in Woodland's Summer Wonders program. During the regular school year she teaches fifth-grade math and science at ...