Cloverville Detective Agency Mysteries
Facilitator Information
Welcome to your main resource page for Cloverville Detective Agency Mysteries.
The buttons at the bottom of the pages will walk you through each mystery. There you will follow each case step by step.
Download the Educator Cheat Sheet below to help you plan your program.
Inside the Educator Cheat Sheet, you will find links to “Detective Handbooks” for your participants.
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Cloverville needs your help!
Learn about food science and have fun while you crack Cloverville Detective Agency’s hardest cases.
The Cloverville Detective Agency Mysteries were originally designed for online use by families. The mysteries use the Cooking Up Confidence cookbook (information below) from North Carolina 4-H and everyday, inexpensive materials for the science projects.
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Each case includes:
- a setup to capture youths’ interest
- three levels of puzzles to solve
- documents that can be used as reading materials or as scripts for readers’ theatre
- images of the “crime scene”
- one or more hands-on science activities
- one or more related food prep activities.
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Best Practices & Recommendations:
The Case of the Orange Intruder can be used with very young children as long as it is acted out.
The remaining cases may work better with youth aged 10 to 14 or in cross-age groupings, such as family settings.
Educator Info
Download the Facilitators Guide above to help as you plan your program.
Cookbook Info
Purchase cookbooks at the following locations.
The North Carolina 4-H Curricula are subject to copyright and cannot be used or distributed without North Carolina 4-H’s permission. However, the 4-H Curricula can be used for free when working with your local Cooperative Extension office. If you see a 4-H curriculum that would benefit your classroom, reach out to your local 4-H Agent. Your 4-H agent can work with you to understand how to best use 4-H curriculum, and to get involved locally with additional 4-H education programming.
Your purchase helps ensure that this curriculum will stay current with state and national educational standards as well as provide additional curricula materials locally to North Carolina 4-H agents, youth, and volunteers.