Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Forensics: How Does It Matter? Measure the Spatter!
Every criminal leaves behind evidence at the crime scene. The trick to catching the criminal is collecting all of the evidence and making sense of it. This is what the forensic expert does. In this science project you will be correlating...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Forensics Case 8: Using Soil Characteristics to Link Suspects
In this activity, students measure pH, conductivity, and water absorbency of different samples of soil. They use these characteristic properties to identify soil samples. They use the physical and chemical characteristics of soil samples...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Who Done It? Dna Fingerprinting and Forensics
DNA fingerprinting (also known as DNA profile analysis and DNA typing), is a method of distinguishing between individuals by analyzing patterns in their DNA. This project focuses on the first method of DNA fingerprinting to be developed,...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library:garden Lesson Plans: Fruit Salad Hold the Dna, Please [Pdf]
After learning about DNA and how it is used in crime scene analysis, students take part in a lab activity where they extract DNA from ripened fruit.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Dna Detectives
A hands-on activity from Access Excellence for advanced biology classes. Students are given a crime scenario and three suspects. Their mission is to determine 'Who Dunnit?' by obtaining and analyzing DNA samples. Requires extensive...
Other
Simple Science: Cyber Sleuth
The interactive tutorial examines properties of digital images as they relate to forensic science. Learners classify and measure hair samples to determine the suspect most likely to have been at the crime scene. The resource has an...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Forensic Entomology
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will investigate the area of entomology and how it applies to forensic science. Learn what information a forensic entomologist can determine from a crime scene and a victim's body. Other...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Dna Forensics
A concise explanation of the use of DNA technologies in forensic identification from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional valuable resources are provided.