Murder Mystery Activity: 'The Curious Case of the Clockwork Cleaner'

'The Curious Case of the Clockwork Cleaner’ is a professionally produced murder mystery kit designed specifically for secondary schools. This product seeks to provide a school with absolutely everything they would need to deliver an engaging murder mystery event within a school library. Featuring a generic plot line that is adaptable to any school, ‘The Curious Case of the Clockwork Cleaner’ challenges students to piece together a wide range of clues and information, in order to uncover the truth about the mysterious demise of a school cleaner.

‘The Curious Case of the Clockwork Cleaner’ is primarily designed to aid in the development of students’ literacy and employability skills. The majority of clues are text-based and require students to read into subtle inferences to determine WHO committed the crime, HOW they did it and WHY they did it. Students will need to cross-reference information and think laterally in order to produce an effective written response. If run as a team-based competition, it is a fantastic way to encourage constructive group discussions, as students pool their ideas to come up with a solution.

This product pact contains everything required to run a murder mystery event, including 68 individual clue cards and a wide range of support materials.

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