Forensics activities

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-4

, MS-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-3

'Forensic Files' Video Guide - 30+ Forensic Files Listed by Topic!

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Find the perfect Forensic File video episode for your students to watch - one that is related to the topic you are studying! 'Forensic Files' Videos are FREE on the internet (YouTube, Peacock, imdb) - and a fantastic way to show your students Crime Scene Investigators in action! My first year teaching Forensics I spent hours each weekend previewing Forensic Files videos, looking for ones that matched the particular Evidence topic I was teaching that week. I compiled them into a reference list th

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Forensics, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides

Also included in: Forensic Science BUNDLE - Projects, Labs, Activities

CSI: Crime Science Digital Escape Room No Prep Forensic Activity

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Sarah's STEM stuff

In this no prep digital escape room activity, students solve a CSI: Crime Scene mystery using forensic science and critical thinking. In the no prep activities, students analyze 4 different pieces of evidence (fingerprints, shoe prints, unknown powder, and pen samples) and keep track of evidence and suspects. They use their power of observations to “crack the case” and prove their innocence by figuring out who really committed the crime.This activity can be done all at once in the format of an e

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities

Forensics Blood Typing Lab Investigation- Print & Digital

Created by

The Trendy Science Teacher

Save yourself the hassle (and $) of ordering blood typing kits for your Forensics class! My no fail blood recipe and blood typing serum recipe uses household products to simulate those expensive kits.Challenge your students to solve the case by presenting them with blood samples from a crime scene along with blood samples from suspects and a victim. Your forensics class will follow the instructions presented in their PRINT and GO student data worksheet to solve the case! This lab is a FAVORITE i

Subjects:

Anatomy, Forensics, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Scaffolded Math and Science

Also included in: Forensics Lab Bundle: 10 "Must-Do" Labs for Forensic Science

DNA Crime Lab! Can you solve the case?

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Each group is given a long paper strip of DNA, a 3-page story of the missing necklace and directions on how to fingerprint and sequence their DNA. Scissors act as the restriction enzyme, cutting the DNA between every GGCC into varied length segments. As the segments are pasted into the corresponding rows on the sequencing board (imitating gel electrophoresis), the DNA fingerprint of each suspect will emerge. So, who stole the necklace? Be a crime stopper!With a focus on literacy and collabora

Subjects:

Biology, Critical Thinking, Forensics

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Printables

Classroom Murder Mystery Activity II

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Engaging and Effective

*Updated! Now includes virtual option an alternate version so one class won't give spoilers to another.Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom! I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to identify the murderer.This is not a sequel to the original murder mystery product. This mystery includes brand new characters and a new setting!Produ

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Forensics

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.3

, RL.9-10.5

Also included in: Classroom Mystery Bundle

BUNDLE: Forensics Blood Spatter and Blood Evidence Unit- Notes, Activities, Lab

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Everything you need to teach your Forensic Science students Blood Evidence! Includes Blood Typing and Blood Spatter Evidence.In this Bundle:Blood Typing Lesson, Lab, and Review - Learn how to determine blood type, and then use evidence to solve a murder! Lab is offered in a hands - on version (simple prep!) and a fully digital version (no prep!)Blood Spatter Notes - NO PREP! Digital and Printable notes that follow a free online Blood Spatter LectureBlood Spatter Analysis Activity - NO PREP!

Subjects:

Activities to Teach from Dr Yemothy

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

NGSS:

HS-ETS1-2

Forensics Fun - Murder Mystery for Middle School: Getty Palace Hotel

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There has been a murder the old historic hotel in downtown. The concierge has been found dead in the basement elevator. Your detective team has been assigned to the case. Can you solve the murder?Click here to save 20% on our TRIO Murder Mystery BundleUsing their skills critical thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and team work, the Junior Crime Detectives work in partnerships or teams to solve the murder mystery.Everything you need for your Junior Detectives is included in this kit including

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Forensics, Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Activities

Also included in: Murder Mysteries for Middle School: Murder Mayhem Bundle with Bonus Mystery

Biotechnology Mini-Unit: PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, and Restriction Enzymes

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Science With Mrs Lau

This high school biology mini-unit is designed to be a basic introduction to three essential biotechnology tools: PCR, Restriction Enzymes, and gel electrophoresis. Great for teachers with no access to do biotech activities or labs in class! These three tools are so important in the biotech industry and they often come up in science news. I want my students to better understand what they are and the basics of how they work.Biotech equipment is expensive. Many schools, including ones I have w

Subjects:

Biology, Forensics

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Basic Principles, Forensics, Science

Science Inquiry Lesson Plan | Observation and Inference Activity

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Classroom 214

Teach good observation and inference skills in this fun, easy to prep, inquiry science activity. Students use observation and inferences to solve the mystery of the broken pencils. Perfect for forensic and inquiry units, and the beginning of the school year.This is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses a common everyday classroom supply, pencils! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper article about a pencil thief who is sneaking into classrooms and breaking pencils. The

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Creativity and Assessment in ELA

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-3

Also included in: Science Inquiry and Process Skills Lab Activity Bundle

Minute Mysteries Brain Teasers Riddles Breaks Logic Deductive Reasoning Puzzles

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With visual hints and fly-in solutions! These are a fun to use if you have a couple extra minutes at the end of class. Encourage students to work more efficiently and reward them with a minute mystery at the end of class for finishing early. They can also be a great introduction to one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories OR to a Slip or Trip lesson. The rules are simple: (1) Students ask yes or no questions (2) Teachers respond accordingly to guide students to the correct answer

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Forensics

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CSI - Crime Scene Forensics Escape Room

Created by

Sarah's STEM stuff

Students use forensic evidence, teamwork, and critical thinking to solve this CSI Crime scene escape room. In the activities, students analyze 4 different pieces of forensic evidence (fingerprints, shoe prints, unknown powder, and pen samples) and keep track of evidence and suspects. They use their power of observations to “crack the case” and prove their innocence by figuring out who really committed the crime. Great for a science class, forensics class, or just for fun!!**CLICK HERE for a t

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Forensics, Science

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Drama, English Language Arts, Forensics

Classroom Mystery Bundle

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Engaging and Effective

Engage your students in murder mystery games in the classroom throughout the year with this bundle of my best-selling mysteries!There are many opportunities throughout the year to use these mysteries: Before, during, or after a mystery unitAs a class rewardAs an icebreaker at the beginning of the yearTo teach red-herring, inference, motivation, characterization, etc.On state testing daysAnd more!There are five mysteries included in this bundle:Classroom Murder Mystery: someone has pushed a stude

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

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HUGE Forensics Science Curriculum Growing Bundle! For High School Students

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High School Forensics Curriculum Bundle! Save on EVERY forensics product offered by Science of Curiosity. This is a GROWING bundle, with 76 products and counting! Includes ten full forensic units, six projects, review questions and assessments. Click HERE to see the detailed pacing guide that comes with this bundle. Teaching Forensic Science with this Bundle is STRESS FREE! Many of these resources are NO PREP and can be student independent. All assessments and review question sets are self gradi

Subjects:

Activities, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

HS-ETS1-2

, HS-LS3-3

, HS-LS3-1

, HS-LS1-2

, HS-LS1-1

...

Forensics First Day of School Group Mystery Icebreaker Activity CAMP CASE

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WISEflamingo

FORENSIC SCIENCE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MYSTERY ICEBREAKER: Look no further for the perfect first day of school group activity to build teamwork, communication, and deductive reasoning skills! Students love the mystery aspect of this activity and are willing to jump right in and talk to each other to be the first group to solve the mystery of THE COMPLICATED CASE OF CAMP CLEARFIELD KILLINGS. No background of forensic science is needed, students just need to be willing to think! You may also be int

Subjects:

Back to School, Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

Also included in: Forensic Science The ENTIRE WISEflamingo Forensics Product Line

Forensic Science Death Investigation BUNDLE - Autopsy, Decay, Bugs and Bones!

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Teach your students the Forensic Science of Death Investigation! This comprehensive bundle includes Interactive Google Slides, Guided Notes, Activities, Review and Assessment. Included in the resource:Forensics Death Investigation: Notes, Activity and Review - Interactive Google Slides teaches your students about Time Since Death, Manner and Cause of Death, and the job of the Medical Examiner. Includes an activity and Google Form review questions. Estimate Time Since Death - NO PREP! Everything

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