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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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Up for the Challenge?
A general engineering quiz can be given at the beginning of your engineering or technology unit to stimulate interest. A wide variety of topics are touched by engineers, including the medical industry, energy production, building design,...
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Hairy Evidence! Hair Identification
Provide a mystery hair and a set of reference hair samples for middle school investigators to place on a slide and examine under a microscope. Materials and procedures are detailed on the first page, while a data table for drawing what...
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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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Crime Scene Investigators Puzzle
In this crime scene puzzle, students identify terms related to crime scene investigations. Examples include tissue, bullet, DNA, and fingerprints. A list of 50 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Who Took Jerell's iPod? ~ An Organic Compound Mystery
Within the setting of a crime scene investigation, biochemistry beginners analyze organic compounds as a means of determining "Who dunnit." They use a brown paper test for lipids, glucose test strips and iodine to identify carbohydrates,...
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Who Ate The Cheese?!
In this crime scene investigation worksheet, students simulate DNA sequencing and DNA restriction analysis using paper strips of DNA. Students compare the crime scene DNA to the suspects and determine who is guilty.
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License Plate Investigation
In this license plate investigation worksheet, 6th graders identify and complete 6 different word problems related to auto license plates. First, they complete the chart showing the number of combinations possible based on the license...
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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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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
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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Sentence Completion 2: Low-Advanced SAT Level
Contemplating a test-prep unit? A reading comprehension strategies session? Check out this sentence completion worksheet. After test takers try their hand at a sentence completion exercise, they can use the detailed answers and...
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Modeling Relationships with a Line
What linear equation will fit this data, and how close is it? Through discussion and partner work, young mathematicians learn the procedure to determine a regression line in order to make predictions from the data.
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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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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.
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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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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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The Animals vs. Napoleon
In this literature analysis worksheet, students read Animal Farm and complete a trial activity project based on the characters of the animals vs. Napoleon.