This forensic science lab gives students an opportunity to learn how to find the source of blood spatters. Using a set of spatters of known size, the students will measure the width and length of each spatter, calculate the sine and then determine
This is a hands-on, minds-on forensic science lab in which students explore the effects of height and angle of impact on blood spatter. Students are will create their own simulated "blood" spatter samples, collect and share data, then come to
In this Forensic Science lab, students will examine bones which were "attacked" by various weapons. They make predictions about the effects these weapons will have on bones. Then, they need to make detailed observations and measurements of marks on
This is an open-ended, student-designed lab I have done both with high school sophomores and with Advanced Placement seniors. Students are given samples of simulated "Martian" sand and must design (and perform) ways to test it for life. In order to