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.

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.

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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