University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Dna and Verdicts
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.
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Csi: The Experience
Based on the CSI television show, this series of four role-playing games helps students learn the scientific method and try their hand at solving crimes. Discover if you have what it takes to be a forensic scientist.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Dead Men's Tales: Splatter Spread
Emulate the work of a forensic scientist by observing the relationship between scatter and distance. Assemble a projectile-hurling device called a potato cannon and analyze the spread pattern of paint soaked projectiles.
PBS
Nova Teachers: Hunt for the Serial Arsonist: Classroom Activity
In this activity they can begin to see how forensic scientists use fingerprints for identification. Students will identify particularly noticeable features in fingerprints and compare students' fingerprints.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Dead Men's Tales: Inferring Height From Bone Length
Explore the work of forensic scientists by inferring an individual's height from the length of certain long bones. Create bone/height relation charts and measure length using metric units. This activity was created to be used with the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet Jared Roop
Meet Jared Roop, forensics/analytical chemist and Cardinals fan!
Other
Dave's Guide to Speech Writing: An Overview of the National Forensics League
Sight contains an overview of NFL, including an explanation of categories, points, and degrees.
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 Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Science of Collisons: Using Newton's Laws in Forensics & the Courtroom
In this physical science related activity, students will use inquiry skills and investigative procedures to determine which vehicle is at fault in a collision between a car and tractor-trailer.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Human Biology: Dna Forensics Problem Set 1
Students have the opportunity to interpret actual case results from the use of the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) method to characterize human DNA samples as applied in paternity analysis and sex crimes investigations.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Human Biology: Dna Forensics Problem Set 2
Students practice a problem using DNA profile analysis to characterize human DNA samples as applied in paternity analysis and sex crimes investigations.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Food Forensics
This site from Access Excellence provides a mini-unit on immunology for advanced students. Students discover antigen/antibody specificity using common foods. Students relate their findings to immunological responses such as allergies,...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Chemistry Careers
Chem4Kids! looks at careers available in the large field of chemistry. Here you can explore the career of a doctor, pharmacist or pharmacologist, university researcher, forensics expert, or hazardous materials expert.
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...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence Mysteries: The Mystery Spot
Here are a list of interesting interactive mysteries to go along with your science lessons. Students go through a short story and then try to solve the mystery. Topics include space, environmental issues, disease, and forensics. These...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Human Remains Identification
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial the area of forensic science is explored. Learn how are human remains identified and what clues might investigators find that indicate a homicide rather than a natural or accidental death. Also...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Autopsy and the Role of the Medical Examiner
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will explore the area of forensic science, particularly the part of an autopsy and why it is used in death investigations. The five manners of death are explained as well as the medical...
Other
Fisher Science Education: Headline Discoveries Archive
What's new in the world of science? Find the latest articles about the newest discoveries and research in all the science disciplines: anatomy, astronomy, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, consumer science, environmental, forensics,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Forensic Science: Building Your Own Tool for Identifying Dna
When biologists want to separate different pieces of DNA, RNA, or proteins they use a technique called gel electrophoresis. In this science project you'll build a gel electrophoresis chamber and use it to discover how many components are...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Wanted Butch and Sundance: Classroom Activity
Examine how forensic anthropologists use data to investigate skeletal remains and use a data chart to estimate how tall a person might have been from the length of his or her bones.
Indiana University
A Crime Against Plants
Have your students delve into the evidence involving a small tree and arrive at an explanation of what happened in this thorough lesson plan site. .
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dna Fingerprint Photos
These photographs supplied by Genelex Corporation depict actual DNA fingerprints and show the types of information that can be gleaned from them.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Alphonse Bertillon
On-line encyclopedia provides information pertaining to Alphonse Bertillon's life work and accomplishments, particularly in the area of forensic science.
PBS
Nova: Identifying Remains With Dna
Mitochondrial DNA has different properties than nuclear DNA which make it beneficial in certain forensic settings. Get the details on the ways mitochondrial DNA is being used in forensic science.
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