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.

Forensic Detectives: Who Did It?
Students will do the following:
1. Explore how forensic science is used in criminal investigations
2. Apply the principles of forensic science to a hypothetical crime
3. Use the scientific process to solve a fictional crime

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.

Fingerprinting
1. To introduce students to forensic science.
2. To show students how science is applied to police work and crime investigations.

Fingerprinting: A Lesson on Classification
Today we are going to look at some of our fingerprints and see how we might sort them into categories, just as fingerprint specialists do.

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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