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7th grade forensics projects for Microsoft Word
Crash! Using Percent Composition to Solve a Criminal Investigation
Your students will love this activity! Stoichiometry, chemical formulas, empirical formulas, and percent composition will soon be your students favorite topics after they complete this lesson.
The purpose of this lab is to help students understand how percent composition data can be used to solve criminal investigations. This particular case involves a murder on a plane shortly before the plane ends up crashing. Students must correctly identify the murderer, the murder victim, and the crim
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7th - 12th
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Fractured Fairytale Crime Scenes
In this assignment students will create a presentation of a mock crime scene based on a fairytale. Each crime will include characters from common fairytales. Students will include evidence to create a crime scene scenario. The assignment is organized into two main projects. The first part of the assignment involves creating a presentation of the crime. The second part of the assignment is a narrative story that explains the actual crime scene.
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5th - 9th
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Forensic Science Crime Scene project
This is a forensic science project that will take about 6 days to complete, depending on how much in-class work days your provide. Students will make a physical model of a crime scene, along with a typed scenario and a detailed description of the evidence. Groups will be trading their model and scenario with another group, who will in turn reconstruct the crime and determine the actual happenings of the crime (including the suspect and his/her MMO). This will then be compared to the "real st
CSI Lab Crime Scene Report
This is a great addition to any CSI-type labs where you are having the students investigate a "crime scene" and want them to work on the skills of observation. This document includes a checklist with spaces for notes for all areas of a crime scene, as well as pages for taking notes on suspect interviews, witness statements, and a page to sketch the crime scene.
Set them up in groups and give each one a print out of this file and have them keep it in an "investigation folder" to keep all their
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7th - 12th
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The Innocence Project Newspaper Article Project
Founded in 1992 by visionary attorneys Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, the Innocence Project has been at the forefront of criminal justice reform, using DNA and other scientific advancements to prove wrongful conviction.In this project, students choose a person that was exonerated by the Innocence Project. They will research the story of this person including the crime, why the person was found guilty, and their exoneration. After their research, students will create 3 newspaper articles written
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7th - 12th
Blood Spatter Activity
In this activity, students will analyze blood spatter and see how the following affect spatter created at a crime scene:1. Height and Velocity of Blood Drop2. Effect of Surface Type3. Motion of Victim4. Angle of Impact
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7th - 12th
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Grant: Winning Proposal for CSI: Biotechnology Project
This is a winning grant proposal to purchase a digital microscope to use in the classroom for science, forensics and biotechnology activities. A state electrical cooperation awarded $1500.00 for this grant in 2004. This proposal is customizable and can be adjusted to compensate for the variations in prices of digital microscopes in your area. The CSI project will be a great addition to your science or technology classroom. Biotechnology is an exciting way to learn about science, technology and t
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6th - 12th
Create an Experiment Project Lesson Plan
"Creating an Experiment Project Lesson Plan"Engage your students in the fascinating world of scientific inquiry with this comprehensive lesson plan centered around the "Creating an Experiment" project. This project is designed to immerse students in the process of designing, executing, and analyzing a sophisticated experiment, fostering critical thinking and teamwork skills.In this project-based lesson plan, students will assume distinct roles crucial to the success of the experiment:Lead Scient
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6th - 12th
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Banana Autopsy
This is a fun and easy lab to put together. Using bananas and the materials listed below, students will complete a banana autopsy. Student use directional terms, body planes and quadrants to describe the banana's injuries and cause of death.· Bananas· Pipe cleaners· Peppercorns or small beads· Toothpicks· Plastic knives or dissection kitsThis lesson plan involves a creative and interactive activity called the "Banana Autopsy," aiming to teach students about directional terms, body planes, and qu
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7th - 12th
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Newton's Laws of Motion in a CSI Investigation
This lesson is best used as a summative assessment of motion and momentum, friction, and Newton’s laws of motion. In this project students are asked to recreate the scene of an accident and determine the force, mass, and acceleration of a car. A rubric and checklist guides students through creating a diorama of the scene, making calculations, and writing reports to determine which driver was at fault.
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6th - 9th
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Entomology Project
Entomology project for a forensic science class. Students work in groups to produce a poster examining a specific insect that contributes to the decomposition of a body.
Forensics Careers Mini-Project
Students can use their devices or computers to research a profession of their choice that deals with Forensics. There is a list of common professions (a sign up sheet) as well as a question sheet for students to use when researching their project. You could easily add one step further--making students create a poster or PPT which would make it a 2 day project instead of a 1 day mini-project.
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7th - 12th
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Finger Print Art
This is a great cross-curriculum activity with finger prints and writing. Students will get to show their uniqueness and be artistic and be scientific. Have the students first make ink prints of their finger prints to see what type of print they have (arch, loop, swirl).
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4th - 8th
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CSI The Case of the Missing Baseball an investigation
This is another case for students to solve. It uses coded messages, and fingerprints. There are parts for each suspect. I also include how to use this across curriculums.
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4th - 7th
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SPYGATE- Cold War & McCarthyism
Have your students internalize the effects of the Cold War & McCarthyism through this simulation. Your students will be detectives to figure out the spy in your school!
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6th - 12th
Making an Argument for a Suspect Using Evidence
This is a great addition to any CSI-type labs where you are having the students investigate a "crime scene" and want them to work on the skills of evidence based conclusions. This document includes instructions that outline what makes a a good argument for suspect guilt or innocence, versus a bad argument. It also includes a table for the students to fill in that helps guide their thinking and helps them gather the necessary information to make good arguments.
This is also a wonderful additi
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3rd - 12th
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Human Genetics & Genetic Technology Learning Contract
Goes along with the Genetics Tic-Tac-Toe also in my store!Junior High- High School Level ScienceHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purc
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7th - 10th
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