Your students will become great detectives as they test their forensic science skills while investigating and solving a simulated crime! Students conduct four types of forensic tests to solve the case of Bobby Bedhead’s missing prize-winning pooch, Priscilla. Tests conducted include: • Blood Analysis—Students determine the ABO blood types of five different suspects. • Chromatographic Ink Analysis—Students perform chromatography techniques of suspected ink used at the crime. • Handwriting Analysis—Students examine and identify variations in five handwriting samples and match them to a document left at the crime scene. • Fingerprint Analysis—Students learn the uniqueness of fingerprints and how they may be used to “crack the case.”
Students use all of their results to build a case and convict the culprit!
Complete for 30 students working in pairs.
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Science & Engineering Practices
Asking questions and defining problems Planning and carrying out investigations Analyzing and interpreting data Constructing explanations and designing solutions Engaging in argument from evidence
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
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Forensic Supply Kit, AP7197