Pupils examine DNA fingerprinting and polymerase chain reaction and how they are used in everyday life and for criminal investigations. They discover how these techniques can also be used to answer ecological and evolutionary questions.

Police find a man murdered in a local hotel, DNA everywhere, and now they need scholars' help. Budding detectives step into a crime scene playing the roles of victim, suspects, and investigators. They apply knowledge of criminology and...

Students examine the world of forensic science, focusing on fingerprint analysis. In the lesson, they implement a method by which fingerprints of class members are categorized and identified. Elementary students study classification...

Learners explore the different techniques used in forensic science. In this chemistry lesson plan, students investigate a fictional crime and identify the culprit. They create a brochure or collage career bulletin.

Middle schoolers experiment with chromatography as a technique which is similar to electrophoresis that scientists use to identify DNA samples.

Learners engage in a lesson that is about the DNA molecule and focuses upon the sequencing of proteins to identify individuals. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then complete the activities included in the 3 parts...

Part of a site on genetics, this page explores DNA as a forensic science. Explains how and why DNA can be used to convict or acquit a criminal from wrongdoing using forensic DNA analysis. Teacher resources too.

Discusses the scientists who made discoveries about DNA and those who invented and worked on DNA fingerprinting, and some of the criminal cases that were resolved or thrown out through the use of DNA evidence. (Warning: Some of these...

Academy of Achievement biography of Barry Scheck who is a high profile criminal defense lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project.