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Cyberbee

Fingerprinting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about fingerprinting! Provides links to a brief history of fingerprinting, FBI Kids site, a lesson in classification, fingerprinting identification and a game.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: West Memphis Three Trials (1994)

For Students 9th - 10th
On a warm sunny May day three eight-year-old boys set off on a bike ride around their hometown of West Memphis, Arkansas. The next afternoon, their bruised and mutilated hog-tied naked bodies were pulled from a stream, setting off an...
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: The Invention of Photomicrography

For Students 9th - 10th
The technique of photographing objects observed under a microscope is discussed in this succinct site. Various pictures taken under a microscope are displayed on this site as well.
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Other

Teachers First: Lessons: Who Did It? Forensics to Hone Science and Lab Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Comprehensive twenty-lesson unit, complete with a WebQuest and assessment materials, designed to introduce forensic science to students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Reading Gunshot Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
Various pictures of parts of the human anatomy showing gun shot trauma are found on this interesting site. .
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Entomology in Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Two lesson plans are found in this site. Lesson Plan 1 is geared to grades 6-9. In this plan, student's will be able to list the different stages of the blow fly's life cycle and understand how the life cycle and ADH (accumulated degree...
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Dna a Molecular Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan site, students learn about DNA and examine three different situations where DNA was used to solve a case.
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PBS

Pbs: Interview With Jim Liebman, Constitutional Law Professor at Columbia Univ.

For Students 9th - 10th
Does innocence matter in our criminal justice system? Don't the DNA cases show that we are not getting the right outcome in more cases than we previously thought?
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Key Accomplishments, Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the major discoveries related to DNA from 1865 until 1991. Pictures of the responsible reponsibile for these key accomplishments are included as well.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: The Marsh Test

For Students 9th - 10th
The Marsh Test, developed in 1832, was designed to detect poison in drinks. A short history of this test is provided along with photo of the test apparatus.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Key Accomplishments, Radiology

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of radiology is featured from 1901 until 2003. Succinct paragraphs cover the highlights of each discvery.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Spectral Detection

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Key Accomplishments, Toxicology

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of toxicology is discussed from 1702 through 1966. Explanations of major discoveries are brief and to the point.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Virtopsy, the Virtual Autopsy

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site that delves into how forensic scientists perform minimally invasive autopsies using state of the art technology.
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PBS

Pbs: Interview With Bennett Gershman, Former Prosecutor

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does the criminal justice system resist reopening cases based on new DNA evidence? This former prosecutor sheds light on the answer in this informative interview.
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CNN

Cnn: Reactions of an American Journalist

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by a CNN reporter on her reactions to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004.

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