7th grade forensics lessons

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-3

DNA Fingerprinting Simulated Crime Scene Activity Distance Learning

Created by

Sunrise Science

This DNA Fingerprinting Simulated Crime Scene Activity is a great way to begin your unit on the structure, function and processes of DNA in order to elicit student interest in learning about the DNA molecule! I introduce this crime scene situation on the first day of studying DNA then do a series of lessons on DNA structure and replication, all while the crime scene is set up in the classroom to keep my students engaged. The last day of the week, we do this fingerprinting activity to determine t

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Forensics, Math

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Simulations, Lesson

NGSS:

HS-LS1-1

Cryptography Murder Mystery

Created by

JoeCossette

This challenge is based off of the game Clue where players need to identify a murder suspect, location, and weapon. There are 6 options given for each category and every clue that a group deciphers will narrow that list down. As written, groups will need to solve all 8 clues before they are able to solve the mystery.Each of the clues is encoded using a different cipher technique. Each of these techniques is outlined in the resource posters shared below. None of these ciphers are too intense and

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Basic Principles, Biology, Forensics

DNA Technology Sub Lesson - Cloning, Gene Therapy, & Forensic Science Homework

Created by

S J Brull

NO PREP Sub lesson science article with text-dependent questions OR help align your lessons with Common Core informational text OR use as homework! Want more DNA and Protein Synthesis focused homework or sub lessons? Save money with a bundle here: DNA and Protein Synthesis Homework/Sub Bundle Save money and time! This homework/sub article is bundled with: Labs, Lessons, Activities, Projects, Test, Sub, and Homework In my DNA MEGA unit! Check it out here: DNA MEGA Bundle =================

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, Homework, Lesson

Also included in: DNA & Protein Synthesis Homework Bundle - NO PREP Sub - Common Core Literacy

Criminal Profiling- Digital Assignment Grid for Distance Learning [Forensics]

Created by

Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Psychology

Do you need Distance Learning Resources for your Forensics Science course? This CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY-Digital Assignment Grid is a no-prep option for your digital classroom and online needs. All of my assignment grids include 6 ready-to-go assignments that require NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and are perfect for digital learning platforms. I have included instructional videos that walks you step-by-step through the process of assigning this resource to your students via Google Classroom. What's Included:

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: FORENSICS CURRICULUM- ENTIRE YEAR COURSE BUNDLE (FORENSIC SCIENCE)

Handwriting and Chromatography Lesson Plan Bundle

Created by

Save time and valuable energy with this HANDWRITING AND CHROMATOGRAPHY lesson plan bundle of resources (FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE). This product is just what you need to teach an engaging and student-led Forensics unit to your high school or middle school students. This no-prep resource is complete with everything that you'll need to teach a 4 day Handwriting and Chromatography unit. Because it's all-inclusive, this resource is especially useful to teachers that are just starting a Forensics course.

Subjects:

Forensics, Science

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Forensic Science | Classify Fingerprints

Created by

The Resourceful Teacher

Are you ready to dive into the intriguing world of fingerprint analysis with your students? Look no further because this Forensic Science: Fingerprint Activities resource is here to turn your classroom into a crime-solving laboratory.KEY FEATURESEngaging Hands-on Activities: This resource is packed with immersive activities that will have your students channeling their inner Sherlock Holmes. They'll start by identifying their own unique fingerprints, a fascinating exploration of individuality an

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Also included in: Science Activities Bundle

Chromatography Lab-Jolly Rancher Raider

Created by

Science Notebook Chick

This lesson is part of my Beginning of the Year Experiments Bundle 2 that contains three experiments at a reduced price. In this lab, student's are asked to figure out who stole the teachers' Jolly Ranchers by using scientific process skills. This fun and easy to do lab uses chromatography to separate water based black markers to determine who is the culprit. I've used this lab with my students for years. After the lab is finished, I use the students testing samples, lab sheets, and an e

Subjects:

Laboratory, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Also included in: Beginning of the Year Experiments Bundle 2

Death Investigation- Digital Assignment Grid for Distance Learning [Forensics]

Created by

Anatomy, Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics

Do you need Distance Learning Resources for your Forensics Science course? This DEATH INVESTIGATION-Digital Assignment Grid is a no-prep option for your digital classroom and online needs. All of my assignment grids include 6 ready-to-go assignments that require NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and are perfect for digital learning platforms. I have included instructional videos that walks you step-by-step through the process of assigning this resource to your students via Google Classroom. What's Included:

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Research, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: FORENSICS CURRICULUM- ENTIRE YEAR COURSE BUNDLE (FORENSIC SCIENCE)

Crime Scene Photography Lesson Plan and Activity [FORENSICS]

Created by

Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Science

Save yourself time and energy with this ready-to-go Forensics: Crime Scene Photography Lesson. This resource includes:An editable PowerPoint/Google Slides lesson that you can customize to fit your classroom needs. I have also included a short video clip in the lesson.2-pages of Doodle Notes (print & digital options included)An engaging photography activity that allows students to photography "evidence" and showcase their photography skills as a multimedia presentation.✅Check out the preview

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Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

Handwriting Analysis: Forgery Mini-Lesson

Created by

Be There or Be Squared

This is a fun, engaging, and informative forensics mini-lesson on handwriting analysis / forgery. This product contains a Do Now where students try to match handwriting samples, notes on handwriting analysis criteria, and a cooperative learning simulated forgery activity. Your students will love this!

Subjects:

Forensics, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Career and Technical Education, Forensics, General Science

Fingerprints for Middle School

Created by

STEM Shop

This is a mini-unit on fingerprints that I use with my middle school students. There is a reading article about the history of fingerprints, along with a student worksheet. There is also an editable PowerPoint - with an accompanying worksheet; a fingerprint collection page, and a fingerprint analysis page. Worksheets are in Word format and can be edited or added to by you.

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

Bill Nye the Science Guy : FORENSICS (human body video sheet / sub plans)

Created by

Marvelous Middle School

*Video is needed for completion of this product*Please make sure you have access to the video prior to making your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!*This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video FORENSICS (Season 5, Episode 1).The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about solving crimes using forensics (evidence, fingerprints, DNA, technology, etc...). There are also follow-up questions as well that student

Subjects:

Forensics, General Science, Other (Science)

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Movie Guides, Lesson

Also included in: Bill Nye the Science Guy: HUMAN BODY Set 1 (6 video sheet bundle / Health / SUB)

Forensic Science Vocabulary - Puzzles & Article (Sub Plan / No Prep / First Day)

Created by

Marvelous Middle School

FORENSIC SCIENCE VOCABULARY- 2 PUZZLES & 1 ARTICLEGRADES: 7-10SUBJECT: SCIENCE, FORENSIC SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTSSUB PLANS: YES!Product Overview: This purchase is for a set of vocabulary assignments that focus on FORENSIC SCIENCE terms. Puzzles contain the same 29 terms and are perfect for science or language arts classes (mysteries). The product works great for emergency plans, sub plans, or for first day class introduction.1) PUZZLE #1: CRISS CROSS GRID - students place the 29 terms into

Subjects:

Forensics, General Science, Vocabulary

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Lesson

Also included in: FORENSIC SCIENCE BUNDLE #1 (20+ Assignments / 70+ Pages / No Prep / Sub Plans)

Forensics Final Exam - Forensic science final exam - with FREE Google Version

Created by

Schilly Science

Forensics Final Exam & Answer KeyThis final exam was created for a high school forensics class. It consists of 123 Cornell-style questions that cover 9 topics (listed below) studied throughout the course. Each of the topics is a separate section that contains a vocabulary section with a word bank along with five multiple choice questions about that topic. As a fully editable Word document (or Google document), you can modify this test to fit the needs of your classroom.Upon purchase, you w

Subjects:

Forensic Science by Johnny Burks

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Printables, Lesson

Also included in: HUGE Forensic Science Bundle

16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

Created by

Chronicled are the events surrounding the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The infamous bombing and the criminal investigation that followed were a key turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. A super documentary by Spike Lee can be incorporated into the study, "Four Little Girls." I use several clips from the video to enhance my look into the case.

Subjects:

Forensics, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Lesson

Forensic Fairy Tales: Writing in the Science Classroom

Created by

I Heart Teaching Science

What if the Seven Dwarves used toxicology to determine the poison that harmed Snow White? Prince Charming could have saved himself a lot of time by running tests on blood left in the glass slipper. And a simple fingerprint scan might have given Rumplestiltskin's true identity without all the guesswork... In this project from I Heart Teaching Science, all of these and more are possible as students write forensic fairy tales! A forensic fairy tale is a classic fairy tale with a forensic twist. Th

Subjects:

Biology, Forensics, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

CSI Science Lesson - Use the Scientific Method to Solve a Crime!

Created by

Sarah Pohl

Hello! Thank you for considering my product. I run an after-school science club for the fifth-graders and after telling the students about a murder mystery dinner I had recently attended, they were BEGGING for me to set something up that was similar. So, I did! This lesson is very PG and does not include anything gruesome or inappropriate for intermediate elementary children.In this lesson, which is designed to span 3 days, students use the scientific method to solve a crime:First, they make obs

Subjects:

Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-PS2-2

, MS-PS2-1

Steven Avery Case Study- Digital Assignment Grid for Distance Learning

Created by

Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Psychology

Do you need Distance Learning Resources for your Forensics Science course? This STEVEN AVERY CASE STUDY-Digital Assignment Grid is a no-prep option for your digital classroom and online needs. Your students will dive in to the famous Steven Avery case that was showcased on the popular Netflix documentary, Making of a Murderer. This case is extremely interesting and is always a favorite case study in my Forensics classes. All of my assignment grids include 6 ready-to-go assignments that requir

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: FORENSICS CURRICULUM- ENTIRE YEAR COURSE BUNDLE (FORENSIC SCIENCE)

DNA EXTRACTION- MAKE THE COOLEST NECKLACE from your own CHEEK CELLS!

Created by

Simple Science

After participating in a Science Teachers' Workshop offered by Carolina Biological Supply called "Make a DNA Necklace, " I have created my own recipe for a DNA extraction buffer that generates the same results as the company. In fact, the DNA yields for my lab are much higher than the company's while saving me hundreds of dollars over the years. Here is my secret recipe contained in this lab, along with a series of Analysis and Discussion questions for the students. An answer sheet is provid

Subjects:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

Grades:

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

"Forensic Frenzy" - Forensic Science in the Classroom

Created by

Teacher Troy

The aim of this unit is to enable learners to use a variety of scientific processes to analyse evidence gathered from a crime scene. The fascination with crime and how science can be used to solve crimes continues to grow, and many learners are interested in the techniques that are used within the area of forensic science. As forensic science is the application of scientific methods and processes used for the purpose of the law it is an ideal way to demonstrate applied science. Learners will hav

Subjects:

Chemistry, Forensics, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Hybrid Learning I DNA Fingerprinting Drag and Drop

Created by

The Wright Classroom Store

***UPDATED***This Google Slide activity is a great scavenger/interactive for DNA FingerprintingSend this off to your students as a View Only and let them fill in the PPTWorks AMAZING with Google Classroom! This is EASY GRADING for teachers...just play the presentation and check their answers!Be sure to MAKE A COPY! TEACHER TIP: either have students share their completed presentation as a link to your classroom site or download their completed presentation as a PDF to send/uploadThis product incl

Subjects:

Activities, Independent Work Packet, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Forensics Unit 1 Bundle: Introduction to Forensics & the Law (7 Products!)

Created by

Best for Teachers

Make teaching Forensics easy with this Unit Plan 1 bundle! SIOP, gifted, and differentiation strategies are embedded and easily identified throuought. Lessons are differnetiated accoding to learning style, grouping, and language ability. Both content and literacy standards as well as key vocabulary words, essential questions, activating strategies, instructional strategies, and summarizing strategies are included and highlighted. Unit plan contains links to resources! The Introduction to For

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Science

Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Genetics - Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors

Created by

KT Educate Creations

This is a lesson powerpoint correlating with Georgia Performance Standards for 5th Grade Science: S5L2. It is a 15 slide powerpoint including kid-friendly definitions of the following genetics terms: heredity, genes, genetics, chromosomes, DNA, traits, inherited traits and learned behaviors. The powerpoint includes animation, a link to a related brainpop video and a few star wars characters. I have also included a pdf version of the powerpoint, unfortunately animation does not work in pdf.

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