Forensic Science

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Teaching Points and Extension Ideas
Forensic Websites:  
Student Resources
Teacher Resources
Websites on Activity Pages
Forensic Fun Online

Teaching Points and Extension Ideas:

Meet the Team (Page 4)

encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Forensic+technology

www.prospects.ac.uk/forensic_scientist_related_jobs.htm

Read My Lips (Page 4)

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296377/

A 5000 Year Old Murder Investigation (Page 4)

www.channel4.com/history/

www.bbc.co.uk/history/

www.discoverychannel.co.uk/timeteam/

Porky Pies (Page 5)

www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles

www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/M/mindcontrol/lying/how.htm

Forensic Websites (Page 5)

Student Resources

www.abc.net.au/science/forensic/forensicscience.htm - So you want to be a forensic scientist?

www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th/investigates/investigates.htm - FBI Investigates

www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crime.html - Who Dunnit?

www.nifs.com.au/ - National Institute of Forensic Science (Visit the Education section)

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/detective-investigator/en/game/ - Interactive Investigator

Teacher Resources

www.explainthatstuff.com/forensicscience.html - What is Forensics?

www.forensicsinschool.com/ - Forensics in Schools

www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson299.shtml - Lesson Plans

www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/the-science-of-forensics.cfm - Forensic Science Online Activities at Discovery School

www.soci.org/news/young-chemists/young-chems-ming-vase - Mystery of the Missing Ming Vase (Downloadable activity)

Websites on Activity Pages

Hey, Hey, It's DNA (Page 31)

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/analyze.html

Watch Your Step (Page 33)

www.crime-scene-investigator.net/footwear.html

Dirt Detective (Page 35)

www.forensicgeology.net/science.htm

Hair Hunter (Page 38)

www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/hair_2.html

science.howstuffworks.com/hair-coloring1.htm

A 5000 Year Old Murder Investigation (Page 43)

www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/icemantrans.shtml

Porky Pies (Page 46)

http://people.howstuffworks.com/lie-detector-info.htm

K-9 Detectives (Page 53)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIFAOpZm3eM - Training forensic dogs (YouTube video)

Forensic Fun Online

www.abc.net.au/science/slab/forensic/default.htm - From Fingerprints to DNA

www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.gen.creatednafingerprint/create-a-dna-fingerprint/ - DNA Profiling Interactive

www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html - Crime Scene Investigation

www.cbs.com/shows/csi-cyber/ - Official CSI TV Show Website

www.abc.net.au/science/slab/testing_times/default.htm - Testing Times

pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/forensics.html - Forensics Online from DragonFly TV

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bomber/mtdna.html - Identifying Remains with DNA

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/icemummies/iceman.html - Otzi the Iceman

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hoax/ - The Boldest Hoax

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/ - The Killer’s Trail

www.shodor.org/ssep/stu/activities/forensic/index.html - The Adler Food’s Mystery

www.shodor.org/decode/ - Decode Da Code!

www.shodor.org/ssep/stu/activities/forensic/flu.html - Outbreak

Literature References

https://clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk/products/69288 - Book List

Arnold, Nick (2001) Awesome Archaeology, Scholastic Ltd, United Kingdom.

ISBN 0 439 99908 1

 

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