CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Ravensburger Jigsaw Puzzle

Become a Forensic Expert!
Investigators in training can dive into the world of crime scene investigation with this science kit for kids ages 8 and up. 12 activities, explained in a detailed instruction manual with extensive background information from forensic expert Dr. Mark Benecke, explain how to approach and analyze crime scenes and teach interesting facts and terminology out of the daily life of investigation teams. Learn how to split hair, how to analyze tire tracks, finger prints and drop shapes. Take impressions of a footprint and preserve it for review. Make a copy of a key with the help of dough and even learn how to isolate DNA! In real life, many different people work as a team on a single case, each being responsible for examining a different aspect of the scene. Science X® CSI helps kids to observe, handle and analyze objective things out of their daily life – just like the criminal investigators themselves.

It's Fun to be a Scientist!
Science X® kits from Ravensburger help children ages 8 and up understand everyday phenomena by letting them test things out scientifically on their own, and are accompanied by explanations and lots of interesting facts. Science X® CSI includes 12 exciting activities with success guarantee, designed by experts and tested by kids! These activities focus on answering children’s questions about nature and technology. With the help of Science X®, young discoverers learn how to tackle the mysteries of everyday life and beyond. Fascinating background information makes learning fun and easy-to-use materials with richly illustrated manuals encourage kids to become active scientific explorers!

Explore Forensic Science with 12 Amazing Activities
Learning how to split hairs, how to analyze finger prints, tire tracks, foot prints and drop shapes are just a few of the many exciting activities in this forensic kit. Understand how a lie detector works, create your very own crime scene or key copy, gather physical evidence and become a forensic experts! Easy-to-follow projects with success guarantee and helpful tips from forensic expert Dr. Mark Benecke will engage young scientific explorers for hours!

What's In The Box?
1 Magnifying Glass, 1 Plastic Bottle, 1 Measuring Tape, 1 Pair of Tweezers, 1 Pipette, 1 Pair of Safety Glasses, 1 Packet of Plaster, 5 Small Crime Scene Bags, 1 Piece of Filter Paper, 1 Funnel, 1 Roll of Dough, 1 Insect Card, 1 Picture with Clues, 1 Small Tube, 1 Small Tube Holder, 1 ID Badge, 5 Fingerprint Cards, 10 Crime Scene Cards, Detailed Instruction Manual

Ravensburger History

The company was founded by Otto Robert Maier with seat in Ravensburg, a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. He began publishing in 1883 with his first author contract. He started publishing instruction folders for craftsmen and architects, which soon acquired him a solid financial basis. His first board game appeared in 1884, named "Journey around the world".

At the turn of the 20th century, his product line broadened to include picture books, books, children’s activity books, Art Instruction manuals, non-fiction books, and reference books as well as children’s games, Happy Families and activity kits. In 1900, the Ravensburger blue triangle trademark was registered with the Imperial Patent office. As of 1912, many board and activity games had an export version that was distributed to Western Europe, the countries of the Danube Monarchy as well as Russia.

Before the First World War, Ravensburger had around 800 products. The publishing house was damaged during the Second World War and continued to produce games in the years of the reconstruction. The company focused on children's games and books and specialized books for art, architecture and hobbies, and from 1962 grew strongly. The company started to produce jigsaw puzzle games in 1964, and in the same year opened subsidiaries in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In 1977 the company split into a book publishing arm and a game publishing arm.

Today there are approximately 1,800 available books and 850 games as well as puzzles, hobby products and CD-ROM titles at Ravensburger and its subsidiaries, which include Alea for "hobby and ardent game players" and FX Schmid for games and children's books. Ravensburger products are exported to more than fifty countries.

In September 2010, Ravensburger broke Educa's record for the world's largest jigsaw puzzle of 24,000 pieces. Ravensburger's new puzzle design by late pop artist Keith Haring titled, 'Keith Haring: Double Retrospect' breaks the Guinness Book of World Records measuring 17' × 6' built from 32,256 pieces and comes with its own dolly cart for toting.