Double Trouble

Introduction

A robbery took place at your local library and someone was arrested based on the surveillance camera. The problem is that the woman arrested (Melissa) was on more than one surveillance camera at the same time. Melissa is released from prison because the surveillance tapes counteract each other so they are unsure of where she really was. The police decide to put her on house arrest because they do not hae any other suspects. House arrest means she is unable to leave the house except for going to school. Melissa is very upset because she did not rob the library and worried that there is a criminal who looks like her. She asks her adopted parents if they will do some research to see if they can find out who this person is. After days of research her parents find that Melissa is an identical twin that was separated from her sister at birth. Both of the sisters have been living no more than thirty miles apart from each other but have never crossed paths until the robbery took place at the library.

Task

Your task is to work with a partner to find out as much information as you can about identical twins using the web quest. Once you have gathered your information, use your answers to write a one page statement to help prove Melissa’s innocence.

Process

Assign roles with your partner

Take turns searching the internet and writing down information.

Start learning about twins here

http://www.twinslist.org/twinrelated.html

http://multiples.about.com/cs/familyissues/tp/aatpquestions.htm

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20000131.html

·  You can also click here to learn about twins

·  Click on the picture of the twins to learn more facts about twins.

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Answer these ten questions about twins.

Do twins have to run in your family to have twins?

Do twins have the same finger prints?

Can a set of twins be boy and girl?

What is the difference between identical and fraternal twins?

What does mirror image twin mean?

Can twins read each other’s minds?

Can a woman give birth to more than one of twins at a time?

How do parents tell twins apart?

What does the term Siamese twin mean?

What is one “dumb” question people ask about twins?

Evaluation

Your answers will be graded to see if they are correct. Also how you collaborated with your partner. Your one page write will be the other 50% of your grade. You must include at least three facts and state your case to prove Melissa’s innocence.

Conclusion

Now that you’ve done this quest you will be an expert on twins and solve the case to prove Melissa’s innocence.