Forensics

=Forensics Learning Lab=

Crime Scene Units
Crime Scene Unit 1: Introduction to Forensics

- web based [|handbook] - PDF based [|handbook]

Forensics in the Classroom Units from Court TV
[|Court TV's Forensics in the Classroom (FIC) Program] As part of its ongoing commitment to education, Court TV is pleased to bring forensics to high school science classrooms nationwide. This FREE, exciting new program conforms to nationally recognized standards and was developed as part of a continuing educational partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Unit Mystery Overview:


 * The Cafeteria Caper:** The cafeteria at Park Haven H.S. was trashed, and the evidence left behind bears a suspicious similarity to the initiation rights of an underground club. Students conduct an enzymes test, as well as hair, blood and DNA analysis to find out who’s responsible.


 * It's Magic!**: Who snatched Magic, the award-winning pooch, from his master’s home? To find out, students perform handwriting analysis, a pH test and paper chromatography.


 * The Celebration:** A city’s football victory prompts some excessive celebration, and police are called. Students must run a gunshot residue test on various clothing samples from people at the scene in order to determine who may have fired a weapon.


 * The Car That Swims:** A car is found at the bottom of a river. How did it get there and to whom does it belong? Students must use footprint casting and scientific reasoning to see through a young girl’s shaky explanation and get to the bottom of the story.


 * Renters Beware:** A makeshift chemistry laboratory, strange vials of liquid, and a money-hungry landlord all combine to create this puzzle. To solve the mystery, students will first use a flame test to determine the contents of the vials, then a Kastle-Meyer test and fingerprint matching to find the owner of the lab and uncover the plot.

Fingerprints
[|History of Fingerprints] Another [|History of Fingerprints]

[|AFIS]: Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems

[|FAQ about Fingerprints]

Court TV [|Fingerprint Game]

Requirements & Resources from the [|Fingerprinting Merit Badge]

[|Mark Twain interview about fingerprints]

Switched at birth by a young slave woman who fears for her son's life, a light-skinned infant changes place with the master's white son. This simple premise underlies Pudd'nhead Wilson, an engrossing 19th-century mystery involving reversed identities, an eccentric detective, a horrible crime, and a tense courtroom scene. One of Twain's later works (first published in 1894), this witty, yet liting novel also includes a literary first: the use of fingerprinting to solve a murder mystery. - Buy the [|Dover edition] of the book - Read it online for free! Try any of the following versions: - - Complete Mark Twain Collection [|edition] - - The Free Library [|edition]
 * Pudd'nhead Wilson** by Mark Twain

Other Resources for the Forensics Learning Lab
[|Crime Seen] What's more fun than unraveling a mystery in the classroom? When Kevin Jones's advanced biology class arrived at Las Vegas High School, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on a recent Thursday morning, they discovered that vandals had broken into the school cafeteria the night before. The local police department's crime-scene investigator was already nosing around, trying to make sense of the wreckage. A talented gumshoe, no doubt, but he still needed the students' help to crack this crime.

[|Solve It With Logic] - a crime scene WebQuest Only you can follow the clues and solve the mystery of the crime scene!

[|Summer College Forensic Science Program] Syracuse University Summer College Forensic Science program is intended to provide an introduction to understanding the science behind crime detection. Students will actually be part of a forensic crime scene team that will gather forensic evidence from a simulated crime scene and attempt to solve the mystery!

CART - [|Forensics Research Learning Lab] CART Web Photo Gallery Analyzing A Crime Scene - [|slide show]

[|American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)] For nearly sixty years, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) has served a distinguished and diverse membership. As a professional society dedicated to the application of science to the law, the AAFS is committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences. Its nearly 6,000 members actively practice forensic science and, in many cases, teach and conduct research in the field as well.

[|AAFS - WELCOME TO THE FASCINATING WORLD OF FORENSIC SCIENCE] A guide to the many possibilities for satisfying life choices of careers combining science and service in the interests of society, justice and public safety.