Na m e : _______________________________________ Date: _____________________Directions: Mrs. Puddin’s cookies are missing. Detective Dan has been called in to solve the case.
He has collected the following information. Read the facts carefully and decide what
information is important to the case and what information is not so important.To be a good detective, you have to know what facts
are important and not important to the case you’re
solving! So, ask yourself questions as you read.A dozen cookies are missing from Mrs. Puddin’s kitchen.
Her kitchen is located on the top floor of a ten-story
building. There are no windows in the building. Mrs.
Puddin wears a red apron. There is only one door
leading in and out of the kitchen. It was locked from
the outside. The night watchman, Nick, was on duty
and had the only key. Nick has a pet goldfish
named Bubbles. Nick is allergic to cookies.
Detective Dan had an olive sandwich for
lunch. There is a large mouse hole in the wall
of Mrs. Puddin’s kitchen. It is supposed to rain
tomorrow. A very fat mouse awakened Nick on the
night of the cookie heist.
Important
information:Not so
important
information: