Robbery @ Anytown Mall

There has been a robbery at Anytown Mall! It is your students job to solve the crime. This exercise is designed to relate forensic science though the scientific method. The students will solve the crime through observation, experimentation, and interpretation. Students will analyze hair, fabric, fiber, blood, fingerprints, and handwriting as well as define the importance of the personal profile. This kit is designed for students grade 9-11 and will take roughly 4 class periods. There is enough materials in this kit for 24 students in groups of 4.

Materials included:

 

Teacher manual Student manual Special needs Suspect evidence envelopes per group Police evidence envelope Litmus paper Tweezers Hand lens Wooden sticks

Slides and cover slips Mounting media Fabric samples Hair samples Data charts Simulated blood samples Simulated anti-serum Blood test plates Toothpicks

Materials needed but not included:

Water bath set up
Distilled water
Microscopes
Glass test tubes with stoppers/caps
Markers
Rulers
Scissors