KIDS TALK BACK:Gumshoes

The Huntington Beach Independent asked eighth-graders in Lordes Wheatley’s physical science class at the Hebrew Academy what they thought about using forensic testing to analyze a pretend crime scene.

“We can really analyze things, test them. It’s like a real murder case. We have to form a hypo- thesis, do lab work, and test DNA, blood and hair samples.”

Shaina Gollub, 13, Long Beach

“We get to use the scientific method in real life, not just read about it. We use our brains and skills to learn.”

Hannah Peterson, 13, Long Beach

“It feels like a real murder mystery, like you’re actually there.”

Taraneh Daghighian, 13, Huntington Beach

“It was hands-on, like you think of your own thing. You get to learn all these different ways of finding things.”

Paris Bazerman, 13, Huntington Beach