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Break and Enter Investigation Program

Offered by
Vancouver Police Museum
Last updated on
Friday, June 30th, 2023
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

Our Break & Enter Investigation Program is perfect for junior detectives looking to hone their skills in analyzing forensic evidence. From fingerprints to chromatography, detectives will work in small teams and follow the clues that point to the suspects responsible for the Break and Enter at the Museum.

Duration: 1 hour

Capacity: Max of 20

Cost: $8.00/student

Combine a Break & Enter program with a Museum Discovery Tour – only $12.00/student!

*This program is also language appropriate for teenage and adult ESL students.

Big Ideas
  • Exploring our strengths and abilities can help us identify our goals.
  • Good learning and work habits contribute to short- and long-term personal and career success.
  • Leadership requires listening to and respecting the ideas of others.
  • Exploring our strengths and abilities can help us identify our goals.
  • Good learning and work habits contribute to short- and long-term personal and career success.
  • Leadership requires listening to and respecting the ideas of others.
  • New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.
  • Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.
  • New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.
  • Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.
  • Achieving our learning goals requires effort and perseverance.
  • The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.
  • Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.
  • The choice of technology and tools depends on the task.
  • Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.
  • The choice of technology and tools depends on the task.
  • Complex tasks may require multiple tools and technologies.
  • Complex tasks require the acquisition of additional skills.
  • Design can be responsive to identified needs.
  • Complex tasks may require multiple tools and technologies.
  • Complex tasks require the acquisition of additional skills.
  • Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
  • Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
  • Texts can be understood from different perspectives.
  • Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends our thinking.
  • Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
  • Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
  • Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends our thinking.
  • Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
  • Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
  • Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies.
  • Systems of government vary in their respect for human rights and freedoms.
    • COVID Precautions

    Masks are not mandatory but are recommended. One adult is included for every five students. Our forensics programs are now taking place in a private room instead of the public museum space in the Morgue.

    Trip Details
    City: 
    Vancouver
    For Grades: 
    5, 6, 7, 8
    Months Available: 
    January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
    Days Offered: 
    Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
    Times Offered: 
    11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm
    Duration: 
    60 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    20
    Offered In French: 
    No
    Also Offered For: 
    Adult Groups, Daycamps, ESL, Guides
    Packages Provided: 
    No Packages Provided
    Fee Details
    Cost Per Student: 
    $8.00
    Cost Per Adult: 
    $0.00
    Fee Notes: 

    May be combined with the Museum Discovery Tour (two-hour program) for $12.00 per student.

    Additional Notes

    Arrival & Cancellation Policies
    Please arrive on time. Late arrivals are subject to a shortened program or cancellation. 
    We require 24-hours notice to cancel bookings to avoid being charged the full amount. Exceptions may be made if anyone in your group develops symptoms and you need to cancel your booking with less than 24-hours notice.

    Payment
    Payment is due upon arrival. You may pay by cash, cheque, credit card or debit. (card payments are preferred).
    Cheques should be made out to Vancouver Police Museum and Archives.
    If you require an invoice before your arrival, please contact us at least 24-hours before your scheduled program. 

    *Please be advised*
    The museum is set in the original Coroner’s Court, City Morgue and Autopsy Facility. The Autopsy Facility has displays of preserved human specimens, and our True Crime exhibit contains some sensitive material. The Forensics programs take place in a private programming room that is exclusively for your group during your booking. 

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