Name: MCD File 1 Combo with Activity Pack
SKU: 422151
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$14.95

The M.C. Detective Agency: Chemical Solutions Required is a series of comic books that teaches chemistry to kids ages 8 ? 108. This is the first case file in a multi-episodic series which envelops a cleverly concealed chemistry curriculum with the stories of twins, Poppi and Ray, who solve mysteries using chemistry. These sibling sleuths have many adventures, including traveling back in time to rescue the Radium Girls, attending a modern-day rock concert to save a vanishing Van Gogh, and swimming in a bottle of Chanel No. 5 to find the hiding aldehydes.

Description

File 1: The Case of the Deadly Dials

The reader is transported back in time to help Poppi and Ray save the Radium Girls from getting poisoned. The setting is 1921 New Jersey (USA) and is based on an actual incident. A group of young girls were fraught with severe illnesses (e.g. cancers) from the ingestion of radium found in the paint that they were using to paint glow in the dark watch dials.

Science Topics

The Elements, The Periodic Table (Groups, Elements), Periodic Trends, Toxicology