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Fuming Fingerprints Forensics—Student Laboratory Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

Fuming Fingerprints Forensics Laboratory Kit
Fuming Fingerprints Forensics Laboratory Kit
Item #: AP7402 

Price: $60.54

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In the Fuming Fingerprints Forensics Laboratory Kit, place an object in a fuming chamber and Use the fumes from ordinary Super Glue to "develop" and preserve fingerprints left on the object.

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Add some realism to your forensic classroom! Have your students perform a fingerprint technique currently used by many police departments called super glue fuming! Students place an object in a fuming chamber and use the fumes from ordinary Super Glue to “develop” and preserve fingerprints left on the object. Includes Teacher Notes, reproducible student handouts, and all the materials to fume fingerprints like the pros! Complete for 10 student groups.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Sodium hydroxide soluton, 0.5 M, 75 mL, 2
Container, clear plastic, with lid, 16 oz, 10
Cotton balls, pkg/100
Disposable dish, aluminum 20 mL, 10
Krazy Glue®, 5
Magnifier, plastic, dual lens, 10
Microscope slides, glass, pkg/72


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Engaging in argument from evidence

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and effect
Systems and system models

Performance Expectations

MS-PS4-2: Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
HS-PS4-1: Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.