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9-12, Forensic Science Std 2.0 : Explain ways to collect and preserve evidence from a crime scene

Lesson Plans: Renters Beware A makeshift chem lab, strange vials of liquid, and a greedy landlord combine to create this puzzle. To solve it, students use a flame test, a Kastle-Meyer test and fingerprint matching. The Car that Swims How did a car get to the bottom of a river -- and who's the owner? Students use footprint casting to see through a young girl’s shaky explanation and learn the solution. The Celebration A big football victory prompts a rowdy celebration, and police are called to the scene. Students use a gunshot residue test to determine who may have fired a weapon. Similar Substances Students will do the following: 1. Learn how science is used to help solve mysteries and crimes 2. Become familiar with two chemical tests that can be used to identify unknown substances 3. Draw deductions based upon observations and the results of two scientific experiments Create a DNA Fingerprint Compared to unimaginably small DNA, a fingerprint is HUGE. So what is it that we're looking at, and how is one of these fingerprints made? Here's your chance to find out. You'll find out by solving a mystery -- a crime of sorts. Solving the mystery involves creating a DNA fingerprint (we'll supply the lab and all necessary materials) and comparing this fingerprint to those of the suspects. CRIME SCENE: The Case of the Missing Computer Chip The activity uses a simulation of a crime scene to help illustrate several principles of the nature of science. The participants are divided into groups of no less than three or more than five. Solve a Crime Interactive...really good activity. Observation Skills Several activities to test observation skills.

Resources: Anatomy of a Murder: A Trip Through Our Nation's Legal Justice System CSI Resources Nova Resource: The 1954 Sheppard Murder Six different cases to solve Virtual Exhibit on Forensic Science Evidence Collection Guidelines Fingerprints & Palmar Dermatoglyphics Forensic Science Tutorials Recipes for fake urine, blood, and others Pathology of drug abuse
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