Instructional Video
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr Videos:skunk Bear: Whose Bones Are These? Investigating a Classroom Skeleton

9th - 10th
Using the tools of forensic anthropology, we explore the life and times of the mysterious skeleton we found in a high school art room. [7:07]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Evidence: Forensic Photography as Art

9th - 10th
Artist Angela Strassheim began her career as a forensic photographer in a crime lab. She soon left to focus on art full-time, but she didn't entirely leave the field behind. Her body of work, Evidence, is a documentary art project...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Blood Spotting Made Easier

9th - 10th
A new thermal infrared camera might make crime scene investigations easier. Hear a chemist describe one that can spot blood spatter not visible to the naked eye.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Wildlife Csi

9th - 10th
An interview with Laurel Neme, the author of Animal Investigators, and experts from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. They discuss the field of animal forensic science and what animal investigators do. Aired May 1, 2009 [35:35]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Body Farm

9th - 10th
Join Ira Flatow for a talk with Body Farm founder and forensic anthropologist Bill Bass on what bones can tell police about a crime. [17:24]
Instructional Video
Curated OER

Smithsonian Channel: Catching Killers

10th - 12th
A show that uses forensic science to revisit some of history's unsolved dramatic murders. Website includes a collection of past episodes. See how fingerprints, DNA, and bones are new forms of evidence solving these crimes.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Video Pick of the Week: Composite Sketch

9th - 10th
How do police artists get accurate depictions of a suspect, based on the hazy recollections of a handful of witnesses? Our video looks at the artistry -- and psychology -- of creating a good composite sketch.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Evaluating Forensic Science

9th - 10th
This month, the National Academy of Sciences published a report that found 'serious deficiencies' in the nation's forensic science system. [28 mins. 11 secs.]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Forensics

3rd - 8th
Watch kids use forensic science to solve a crime mystery. Discover how forensic scientists use fingerprints and splatter analysis.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Analyzing the Evidence on Dna

9th - 10th
"All DNA evidence is not created equal," says Greg Hampikian, Director of the Idaho Innocence Project. He'll tell us why DNA 'evidence' sometimes leads to the wrong conclusion in this audio lecture. [12:18]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Uncovering the Mystery of j.k. Rowling"s Latest Novel

9th - 10th
Determining an author's linguistic fingerprint using forensic stylometry.