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4th grade forensics laboratories
Science Inquiry Lesson Plan | Observation and Inference Activity
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
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Science Inquiry and Process Skills Lab Activity Bundle
CSI Forensics 2 Escape Room
In this hands on escape room activity, students solve a forensic mystery using science, teamwork, and critical thinking. In the crime scene activities, students analyze 4 different pieces of evidence and keep track of evidence and suspects. They use their power of observations to “crack the case” and determine which suspect is guilty.This activity can be done all at once in the format of an escape room to try to “beat the clock” – about 45 minutes to complete or it can be broken up into differ
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4th - 8th
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Evidence and Investigation Forensics Unit
It's time to think like CSI! Turn your students into a bunch of top-notch crime scene investigators with this ENTIRE UNIT on forensics! Featuring eight different investigative topics and chalk full of labs and activities, this packet is all you need to start teaching. Keep on reading below to see what’s included! (Note: This is a comprehensive unit for Evidence and Investigation, and lines up with the Alberta Program of Studies.) ===============================WHAT YOU GET======================
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Evidence and Investigation Forensics Bundle
Fall Halloween Science Observation and Inference Lab Activity Middle School
An exciting Halloween themed mini-inquiry science lab! Teach and reinforce observation and inference skills in this fun easy to prep activity. Your students will love solving the mystery of the candy corn catastrophe! Perfect for forensic units, inquiry units, and the fall season.ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONThis is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses candy corn! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper article about a candy corn criminal who is sneaking around town destroying
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Lab Activity Forensics Unit 3: Investigating a Crime Scene (Virtual Friendly)
In this lab, students will investigate a mock crime scene and evaluate a mock scenario. All resources you need are provided includingStudent lab sheetCrime scene processing formCrime scene sketch formCrime scene staging resourcesEvidence tagsUse this lab alone, with my Unit 3 Lesson Plan, or get the Complete Unit 3 Resource File that includes:Unit/Daily Lesson PlanUnit 3: PPTLab: Investigating a Crime SceneCrime Scene Setup Resources (images, scenario, sketch form, evidence processing form...)U
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Forensics Unit 3: The Crime Scene Bundle (6 Products!)
Digital Science Inquiry Lesson Plan | Observation and Inference Holiday Activity
An exciting Christmas themed mini-inquiry science lab! Teach and reinforce good observation and inference skills in this fun easy to prep activity. Your students will love solving the mystery of the candy cane crime! Perfect for forensic units, inquiry units, and the holiday season.***This version is DIGITAL ONLY.***Click here for print and digital bundle.ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONThis is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses candy canes! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short n
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Christmas Science Inquiry Activity for Middle School
Comparing Plant and Animal Cells Crime Scene Investigation Lab with Stations
This purchase is a lab activity using microscopes. In the form of a crime scene investigation, students visit different stations and examine plant and animal cells under the microscope. They create detailed drawings of their observations and decide who they believe committed the crime. They also compare plant and animal cells using Venn diagrams. A PowerPoint introduces the crime and the task. Station Instructions are made for each station.
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4th - 7th
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Fossil Formation Lab - Simulate How Fossils are Formed
Need an engaging way to teach your students about fossils and how they are formed? This lab will help your students “see” how fossils are made with cheap, easy to find supplies.
Materials Needed:
-Plastic bowls - Flat toothpicks
-Sand - Packing peanuts (corn-based/biodegradable)
-Water - Pipettes
Fossils can be a tough topic for students to understand. This simulation lab will help students “see” how fossils form, with the soft parts dissolving and the hard parts remaining. Students may
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4th - 6th
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DNA EXTRACTION- MAKE THE COOLEST NECKLACE from your own CHEEK CELLS!
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
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Magnets--Attract or Repel? Sorting Worksheet
A way for students to test and then cut and sort the everyday objects (picture-word cards) as magnetic (attract) or non-magnetic (repel). Essential vocabulary is reviewed--attract and repel. It can also be done as a follow-up or quiz after a magnets investigation/lab is performed.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: MAGNETS Bundle! Grades 1-3 - Sorting Center and Worksheets
Forensics Lab Activity: Investigating a Crime Scene
In this lab, students will investigate a mock crime scene and evaluate a mock scenario. All resources you need are provided includingStudent lab sheetCrime scene processing formCrime scene sketch formCrime scene staging resourcesEvidence tagsUse this lab alone, with my Unit 3 Lesson Plan, or get the Complete Unit 3 Resource File that includes:Unit/Daily Lesson PlanUnit 3: PPTLab: Investigating a Crime SceneCrime Scene Setup Resources (images, scenario, sketch form, evidence processing form...)U
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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How easily do diseases spread? Lab activity
Show your kids how diseases like the flu or common cold are passed by facilitating this fun activity.
Each student is given a dixie cup filled with water. One of the cups has mix of cornstarch and water in a diluted solution. *note - you want there to be just enough cornstarch so that the water isn't cloudy. I also use white plastic cups as opposed to paper.
You instruct students to exchange liquids by pouring the water back and forth between their cups a couple of times.
They repeat this p
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2nd - 12th
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Science Inquiry Lesson Plan | Observation and Inference Christmas Activity
An exciting Christmas themed mini-inquiry science lab! Teach and reinforce good observation and inference skills in this fun easy to prep activity. Your students will love solving the mystery of the candy cane crime! Perfect for forensic units, inquiry units, and the holiday season.***This version is PRINT ONLY.***Click here for print and digital bundle.ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONThis is an exciting mini-inquiry lab that uses candy canes! In this inquiry lab activity students read a short newspaper
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Christmas Science Inquiry Activity for Middle School
The Case Of the Missing Artifact At The Museum Of Fine Arts
Do you want to get your class more engaged in learning after spring break or a holliday. Most teachers are looking for class lessons that are fun but engaging after your school break. Unit Summary In this unit, students take on the role of helping out a crime scene investigator to solve a mystery theft that has occurred at the Museum. They will integrate math, science, language arts, and critical thinking into the study of forensic science and associated health sciences. In this case they will b
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4th - 9th
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Fingerprint Science Lab
This is an investigation into fingerprint types and occurrences. It is a science and math lesson that involves the students classifying their own fingerprints and finding out the most common type of fingerprint. It takes anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours depending on the amount of background knowledge the students have. The students also have the opportunity to work with a buddy and as a class. This could be done as a science fair project!
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1st - 6th
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Dollar Bill Analysis Exploratory Lab Activity (Counterfeit Unit)
This introductory lab kicks off our Counterfeit Unit by putting enlarged replicas of real dollar bills in students hands and letting them analyze and explore all the facets that go into money that the average person overlooks. Students will explore the $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 enlarged replica bills and document various things about each.For lab, I print enlarged bills double sided and laminate for longevity. Students analyze bills in lab groups to collaborate and share materials. There i
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4th - 12th
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Forensic Science Fairytales Cinderella and the Glass Slipper
This is a complete 10 lab forensic unit based on Cinderella and the Glass Slipper appropriate for elementary students.
Did Cinderella really lose the glass slipper? Many girls wear the same shoe size, can you prove that the shoe really belongs to Cinderella?
The labs include:
1. Shoe Print
2. Lip Print
3. Handwriting Analysis
4. Chromatography
5. Tire Tracks
6. Hair Analysis
7. Blood Typing
8. Fingerprint Analysis
9. Fiber Analysis
10. Character Analysis
Complete student lab sheets and teac
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2nd - 5th
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It's a Bloody Mystery
A quick and easy prep lab to do for Halloween or anytime. Use the Scientific Method to find out who is responsible for the vampire attacks on the students at your school.This comes as a digital assignment with Google Slides or you can print the Google Doc for them to record on. Either way you can still use the Google Slides for instructional purposes.For this lab each group will need:Lab CoatsLab Goggles"Vile of Blood” Eyedropper2 meter sticksPaperRuler(For the blood, I just mix corn syrup, wate
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4th - 8th
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Forensics Unit 14 Resource Bundle: Human Remains (Forensic Anthropology)
Make teaching Forensics easy with this complete Forensics Unit 14 Bundle that includes:Forensics Unit Plan 14: Human Remains (Forensic Anthropology)Forensics Unit 14 PPT: Human RemainsForensics Unit 14.1 All-in-One Lab Activity & Review Worksheet: Overview of the SkeletonForensics Anthropology Unit 14.2 All-in-One Lab Activity & Review Worksheet: Classification of Human BonesForensics Anthropology Unit 14.3 All-in-One Lab Activity and Review Worksheet: Human Bone StructureForensics Unit
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Predator vs Prey WebQuest and Virtual Inquiry Lab
Introduce your students to forensic analysis and help them understand what scientists and biologists are really looking for when they classify predators and prey! This WebQuest was developed through collaboration between the Slow Cheetah Skeletons museum Director of Education and me, an upper elementary teacher. This WebQuest will allow your students to observe real-life animal skulls and identify the key features that help the animal survive. Students will stay engaged while working on cross cu
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 3-LS4-2
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Crime Lab...Missing Monkey!
Do your students love forensics? This lesson takes about 1 week to complete (You can make it more complex or easier as needed). The teacher sets up the crime and the students investigate! The investigation includes interviews with suspects (other teachers), chromatography, and fingerprinting! My students LOVE this lesson! I used a big blow up monkey, but you could change what's stolen. The lesson is in Word to enable you to change things. If you'd like pictures of what my crime lab looked
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3rd - 5th
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Separating Mixtures-Catnapper Ink Chromatography Lab
Students use ink chromatography techniques to solve the Catnapper Case File Mystery, "Who Took my cat?" Students investigate a note left by potential suspects that live in the neighborhood and examine the evidence, the three pens found in the suspects' homes. Students learn how forensic scientists use ink chromatography to solve crimes, while also applying scientific terms such as solvent and solute. Can your students help solve the case?Materials needed: filter paper, rulers, 3 different wa
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4th - 8th
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Lab: Separation of a Mixture - Paper Chromatography of Inks
This lab is great for Regents and non-Regents level high school chemistry in New York, any general chemistry or physical science courses at the middle or high school level, or forensic science. It does not require a lot of materials, so it can easily be used in a home-school environment also. Basic materials needed: pencilsdifferent brands of markersfilter paperwater acetone and/or alcoholbeakers or other containersThis lab contains Chemistry Regents Exam practice questions pertaining to the con
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Unit Labs Bundle: Energy, Matter, and Mathematics of Science
Crime Scene Lab Investigation
This lab covers a wide variety of topics but mainly focuses on the Scientific Method and Inquiry process. Students will learn about the Scientific Method and Science Inquiry by delving into a fun and engaging lab. This lab includes all printable resources for the labs and how to acquire other needed resources. Students will all talk about this lab for years to come! Included Elements:1) Day by Day pacing Guide2) Crime Scene Answer3) All paper evidence4) A Lesson plan template of the Lab (with st
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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