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Crime Scene Investigator: Searching and Examining a Major Case Crime Scene

For Students 9th - 10th
An engrossing explanation of the appropriate behavior needed at a major crime scene. What should be done with the body? How is photography handled? What about fingerprinting? How are curious onlookers dealt with? The answers to the...
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All Nursing Schools: Nursing Degree Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
AllNursingSchools.com is your guide to nursing education. Here you can access detailed information on any school of nursing, nursing college, online nursing school, or continuing education.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Quick Guide to the Different Types of Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
The field of archaeology has been specializations that investigate the past through many different lenses, e.g., environmental relationships, landscape study, and aerial investigation. This resource describes many of these specialties.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: History of Dna Fingerprinting

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Written in Bone: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Written in Bone.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Vanishing Man by R. Austin Freeman

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the detective story "The Vanishing Man" by R. Austin Freeman which centers around forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.
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Your Thoughts Is That Really You?

For Students 9th - 10th
Biometrics has come to refer to the identification of individuals through distinguishing biological features. This article discusses what that might mean to us as individuals.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: The Marsh Test

For Students 9th - 10th
The Marsh Test, developed in 1832, was designed to detect poison in drinks. A short history of this test is provided along with photo of the test apparatus.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Key Accomplishments, Radiology

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of radiology is featured from 1901 until 2003. Succinct paragraphs cover the highlights of each discvery.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Key Accomplishments, Toxicology

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of toxicology is discussed from 1702 through 1966. Explanations of major discoveries are brief and to the point.
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Pbs: Interview With Bennett Gershman, Former Prosecutor

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does the criminal justice system resist reopening cases based on new DNA evidence? This former prosecutor sheds light on the answer in this informative interview.
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PBS

Pbs: Interview With Jim Liebman, Constitutional Law Professor at Columbia Univ.

For Students 9th - 10th
Does innocence matter in our criminal justice system? Don't the DNA cases show that we are not getting the right outcome in more cases than we previously thought?
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Michigan Reach Out

Fingerprinting: A Lesson on Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Who done it? Basic lesson plan to classify fingerprints. Students can classify their own and classmates fingerprints by taking prints and comparing them to the handout provided.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Physical Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
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Early Fingerprinting Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource takes a look at some of the early fingerprinting pioneers such as Marcello Malpighi, William Herschel, Alphonse Bertillon and many more.
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Autopsy: Questions and Answers

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides questions and answers to this procedure to educate the general public.
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WebMD

Web Md: Autopsies: When Are They Done?

For Students 9th - 10th
Why is an autopsy done? How is it done? What are the risks? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as you peruse this site.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Uses of Dna Fingerprinting

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what DNA profiling is and describes some of the many ways it is used.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mildred Trotter (1899 1991)

For Students 9th - 10th
Anatomist and anthropologist Mildred Trotter (1899-1991), graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in 1920 and received Ph.D. from Washington University in 1924; except for serving as a U.S. Army forensic anthropologist following World War II,...
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Murder the Result of Various Injuries, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.
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Curated OER

Suicide by Cutting the Throat, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.
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Curated OER

Encircling Gunshot Wound in Brain, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.
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Curated OER

Suicide Through Stabbing, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.
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Curated OER

Head and Hand of a Drownee, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.

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