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Fiber Identification
Lab sheets for three different crime scene investigation activities are tucked into this resource. In the first activity, inquisitors examine a variety of fibers, including the fiber found at "the crime scene," under ultraviolet light....
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Lesson One: Lifting Latent Fingerprints
Crime scene investigators practice collecting fingerprints off of surfaces in order to compare them to an imaginary crime suspect's prints. Instructions for using graphite powder and a Zephyr brush to collect the evidence are outlined....
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Fly Forensics
Freddy's Friendly Fruit Market is under attack by fruit flies, and it is up to your aspiring biologists to solve the crime! By reading and analyzing the phenotypes, detectives determine which fly is responsible. This memorable assignment...
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Crime Scenes
In this crime scene worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions on different situations involving crime scenes. Students complete 5 questions.
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Physical Evidence
In this forensics worksheet, students complete 14 short answer questions related to physical evidence. They explain how certain types of evidence are handled upon recovery from the crime scene.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science worksheet, students answer 3 open response questions about hair evidence collected from the crime scene.
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Case of the Crown Jewels
Can your biology class crack the Case of the Crown Jewels? Junior forensics experts try their hands at DNA restriction analysis in an exciting lab activity. The lesson introduces the concept of restriction analysis, teaches pipetting and...
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Glass and Soil
In this forensic science lesson, students sketch bullet line fractures and complete 16 short answer questions on glass and soil evidence.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science activity, students write an open response to 3 short answer questions on hair evidence collected at the crime scene.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science learning exercise, students write an open response to 1 question about hair evidence collected from the crime scene.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science worksheet, students write an open response to 3 questions posed about hair evidence in the crime scene. They explain where and why the samples are most likely found.
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Hair
In this forensic science learning exercise, high schoolers identify the different parts of the hair. They complete 18 short answer questions on how hair evidence is used in forensics.
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Hair Test
For this forensic science worksheet, students write an open response to 2 questions about a picture of hair evidence collected from the crime scene.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science worksheet, students write an open response to 1 question on hair evidence photo taken from the crime scene.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science worksheet, students write an answer to 1 open response question about a given hair evidence collected from the crime scene.
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Hair Test
In this forensic science worksheet, students write an essay about 3 open response questions presented about hair evidence shown on the photo.
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Guide to Reading Prints
In this forensic science instructional activity, students read a guide to analyzing fingerprint evidence and answer 3 short answer questions about it.
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Trace Evidence
In this trace evidence learning exercise, middle schoolers use the websites on the forensic science page of the kid zone at http://sciencespot.net/ to complete the fill in the blank questions on the learning exercise.
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Fingerprinting
In this fingerprinting worksheet, students write short answers to 16 questions about the principles of fingerprinting. They explain how this method is used to identify criminals.
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DNA Fingerprinting Simulation
In this DNA fingerprinting simulation worksheet, students perform an activity that represents using a gel electrophoresis. Students decide who commits a crime in a forensics style lab.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #106
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the October 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.