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Soil Contamination—Forensic Laboratory Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

forensics, forensics soil science, forensic science
contaminants, chlorine, iron, ecology
ph, problem, tests, chemistry
forensics, forensics soil science, forensic science
contaminants, chlorine, iron, ecology
ph, problem, tests, chemistry
Item #: AP6864 

Price: $89.70

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In the Soil Contamination Laboratory Kit for forensics and environmental science, perform chlorine, iron and pH tests and use problem-solving skills to solve a mystery.

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The soil in and around the Walker quarry has become contaminated! It is up to your students—as forensic scientists—to perform tests and use problem-solving skills to determine who is responsible for the contamination. Students will perform chlorine, iron and pH tests on samples from various locations of the quarry to solve the mystery. A fun activity that will surely peak your students’ interest. Kit includes all materials to perform the activity, easy-to-follow procedure and multiple scenarios to select from.

Complete for 30 students working in pairs.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Citric acid, reagent, 100 g
Iron(III) sulfate, 50 g
Potassium thiocyanate solution, 0.5 M, 125 mL
Sand, 2 kg
Sodium hypochlorite solution, 30 mL
Universal indicator solution, 200 mL
Aquarium gravel, 5 lb
Bottles, jars, polypropylene, 120 mL, 15
Comparison chart, chlorine color, 3
Cup, polypropylene, 30
Pipet, Beral-type, graduated, 15
Testab® chlorine DPD, 50
Universal indicator rainbow acid chart, 15
Walker quarry master map
Water sample tubes with caps, 15


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
MS-LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
MS-LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
MS-ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
HS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
HS-LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
HS-LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
HS-ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns
Cause and effect
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter
Stability and change

Performance Expectations

MS-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and percapita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
HS-PS1-2. Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.
HS-LS2-1. Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
HS-LS2-6. Evaluate claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
HS-ESS3-6. Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.