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Forensic Science

• Forensics in the Classroom
  The classroom activities involve simple lab experiments and align with nationally recognized standards and safety requirements. The units can be taught as introductions to basic chemistry ideas and forensic techniques, or used as creative ways to review information you’ve already covered.
  http://www.trutv.com/forensics_curriculum/
• Newton's Apple - Murder Mystery
  This activity -- with resources -- details how forensic scientists help solve murders.
  http://www.newtonsapple.tv/TeacherGuide.php?id=913
• Fingerprinting: A Lesson on Classification
  Can we invent a way to classify fingerprints? (Later Elementary or Middle School)
  http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/prints.html
• Forensic Entomology
  This site was created in order to assist in the education of crime scene technicians, homicide investigators, coroners, medical examiners, and others involved in the death investigation process.
  http://www.forensicentomology.com
• Forensic Science :: Who Did It?
  Explore how forensic science is used in criminal investigations, apply the principles of forensic science to a hypothetical crime, and use the scientific process to solve a fictional crime.
  http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/whodidit/
• Forensic Science Lesson Plans
  Includes a series of different lesson plans for science teachers currently teaching forensic science in class.
  http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00206/lesson.htm

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