Forensics projects for GATE

Criminal Justice - Law, Critical Thinking, Forensics

Students love CSI Activities and Hands-on Investigations. These popular C.S.I. activities are a great way to teach inference, logic, analysis, and critical thinking.Looking to go DIGITAL in the CLASSROOM or Distance Learning Mode?Check out the C.S.I BUNDLE below which includes this Printable Resource as well as a Digital Format Link for each activity... C.S.I. for Kids Bundle - digital and printableGo 100% paperless with these C.S.I. ActivitiesC.S.I. Activities for Google ClassroomBy purchasing

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

, RI.5.7

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Crime Scene Investigation | Reading Mystery | Forensics | Inference

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Are you looking for an engaging activity that will help your students better understand deductive logic and reasoning? Crime Scene Investigation is a great theme that teaches all the skills of critical thinking in a fun and interesting way!Investigate the Basics of CSI with this exciting differentiated resource!Ready-to-Go Printables! Easy Prep Go completely DIGITAL with this version! Click the link below to PREVIEWCrime Scene Basics for GOOGLE DriveThis workshop takes about 2 to 2 1/2 hours to

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.5.7

, RI.6.8

Also included in: Solve a Mystery | Crime Scene Investigation Activity Bundle | CSI Forensics

BUNDLE: DNA Fingerprinting / DNA Evidence Forensics Notes, Activity, Project

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Biology, Forensics, Science

Everything you need to teach DNA Fingerprinting as Forensic Evidence! NO PREP - Digital and Paper options for distance learning or in class! DNA Evidence teaching slides, notes sheets, DNA Fingerprinting Digital Model activity, and Project!Teaching Slides: Forty one Google Slides! Topics covered:What is DNA?Where can DNA be found at a crime scene?How is DNA Evidence collected and stored?History of DNA EvidenceWhat is the value of DNA as evidence?Limitations of DNA evidence Steps for making a DNA

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities to Teach from Dr Yemothy

NGSS:

HS-LS3-1

, HS-LS1-1

Murder Mysteries for Middle School: Murder Mayhem Bundle with Bonus Mystery

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Save 20% when you buy this Murder Mystery Bundle designed for Middle Schoolers. Each murder activity has a different scenario with multiple case files within each. Tons of fun while your junior detectives crack the cases! Murder Mystery #1 - Who Killed Dr. Cosmo?Murder Mystery #2 - Gettys Palace Hotel Murder Murder Mystery #3 - Robbery Turned MurderAdded bonus ($6 value) Murder Mystery #4 - Who Killed Santa? Looking for MORE Forensics based Activities? Click here to view our extensive line of Fo

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Forensics, Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

The Trendy Science Teacher

Mock Crime Scene - A Student-Directed Forensics Performance Assessment

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Want to host a mock crime scene in your forensics class, but don't know where to start? I've got you covered! My student-directed mock crime scene is a performance assessment that tests your students' knowledge of crime scene investigation. Get the faculty and staff at your school involved in an event that your students will be talking about long after they leave your class! I've included everything that you need to plan, stage, execute, and grade a successful mock crime scene. The included st

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Science

Grades:

10th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

Also included in: FORENSICS CURRICULUM- ENTIRE YEAR COURSE BUNDLE (FORENSIC SCIENCE)

Crime Scene Investigation | CSI | Mystery Science BUNDLE | Drawing Conclusions

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Need fun and engaging activities for practicing INFERENCE? Looking to differentiate with some deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills? This Crime Scene Investigation Bundle includes 10 exciting mystery workshops for over 17 hours of engaging reading, logic, and hands-on investigations. By buying this bundle, you are saving 30% off the total price of the individual resources!The labs use simple materials and are easy to prep. For the CSI activities, students read and analyze suspects thr

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Grades:

4th - 6th

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CCSS:

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Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI

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Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Forensics

This Crime Scene Investigation Activity has everything you need for an engaging hands-on experience that reinforces critical thinking, inference, and good old-fashioned common sense! Did someone say, CANDY? This workshop requires a little bit for investigation purposes. It's up to you if you want your students to sample the evidence afterward.**Note that a variety of candy is required for the hands-on investigation. Suggested candies are listed in the Teacher's Directions.This critical thinking

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

GATE, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.1

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Also included in: Solve a Mystery | Crime Scene Investigation Activity Bundle | CSI Forensics

Forensics Project: Make a Murder in Miniature & be the CSI on the Crime Scene!

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This Forensic Science project allows students to show off all of the CSI skills they have learned in a Forensics course. They are tasked with creating and processing their own mini murder scene. Resource IncludesFull Teaching guide with detailed instructions Detailed rubric for the Diorama, Written portion and PresentationGoogle Slide presentation: 18 slides designed to show students - full of tips, Dos and Don'ts, example projects (both good examples and poor examples)Sample Student Presentatio

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Biology, Environment, Forensics

Also included in: Forensic Science BUNDLE - Projects, Labs, Activities

Biome or Ecosystem Shoebox Project

Created by

Laney Lee

Looking for an extension activity for your ecology unit? Do you need a hands-on way for students to extend their learning? If so, this Ecosystem Shadowbox Project is the perfect resource for you! With this resource, students will create a food web which represents all the biotic factors of their ecosystem as well as describing how physical and biological changes in the ecosystem will impact the populations. Who is this resource for?This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and par

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities to Teach from Dr Yemothy

NGSS:

MS-LS2-2

, MS-LS2-3

, MS-LS2-4

Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT

Murder Mystery for Middle School: Who Killed Dr. Cosmo? M. Mystery #1

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The beloved science teacher at JKF Middle School has been found dead in her classroom and YOUR Junior Crime Detectives are on the case.Using their skills critical thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and team work, the Junior Crime Detectives work in partnerships or teams to solve the murder mystery.Click here to save 20% on this activity with our 7 Activity Forensic BundleEverything you need for your Junior Detectives is included in this kit including 6 DIFFERENT case files with 6 DIFFERENT gu

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Forensics, Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

Also included in: Middle School Forensics: 8 Activity Bundle (Save 20%)

Forensics 'Innocence Project' Project: Importance of DNA Evidence

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This Forensics Project demonstrates the power of DNA testing as evidence. No prep! It will give students the chance to learn about the work of the Innocence Project: a non-profit group that helps people who have been wrongfully imprisoned. The Innocence Project has led to nearly 400 people being released from prison, some of them even from death row. Most of the exonerations are due to post-conviction DNA testing, which was not available at the time of the trial. The Innocence Project obtains s

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: BUNDLE: DNA Fingerprinting / DNA Evidence Forensics Notes, Activity, Project

Forensic Science BUNDLE - Projects, Labs, Activities

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This bundle includes these Forensic Science resources from Science of Curiosity:Forensics Arson Investigation - NO PREP! Students listen to a action-packed audio drama about an arson/murder investigation (check HERE to be sure your school supports this audio story!)Blood Spatter Lab - Student centered, learn by doing. Includes a comprehensive video to show students so they will know how to conduct the lab.Forensic Files Video List - find the perfect Forensic Files video for every topic. A HUGE t

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Projects, Activities, Laboratory

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Forensics Blood Spatter Lab - Students Learn by Doing!

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This Forensics Blood Spatter lab is then designed to let students experiment with the different Low and Medium Velocity blood spatter patterns that can be generated in various crime scene scenarios. We then use what they have learned through experience, and their own pictures, to go into detail about how much information we can learn about a crime though Blood Spatter patterns.The Lab packet itself is digital! The resource includes a link that will prompt students to make a copy of a Google Doc

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Laboratory

Also included in: Forensic Science BUNDLE - Projects, Labs, Activities

Football Crime Scene Investigation Activity | Mystery Reading Comprehension

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Looking to add a little differentiation to your classroom? Your students will love using inference and deductive logic as they follow the crime scene protocol to solve The Case of the Jinxed Jersey!Looking for a DIGITAL Version of this CSI Activity? Click HERE >> Jinxed Jersey: Digital and Printable The Jinxed Jersey Mystery is an engaging hands-on activity that’s super easy to set up. Students use critical thinking skills to analyze suspects through witness statements, a

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

The Trendy Science Teacher

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Also included in: Football Math Reading and Science BUNDLE | Escape Room | PBL | Super Bowl

Forensics Evidence Board Project

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Are you looking for an engaging project for your Forensics students that is ready-to-go? A FORENSICS EVIDENCE BOARD is the answer! It's the perfect way to wrap up a unit or end the school year. My students love researching forensics cases and showcasing their knowledge in the form of a crime board. For this project, your students will research a case of their choosing. (I have also included a summary list of cases that your students can choose from if they need inspiration.) Then, they will cr

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, End of Year, Forensics

Grades:

10th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: FORENSICS CURRICULUM- ENTIRE YEAR COURSE BUNDLE (FORENSIC SCIENCE)

Christmas Mystery Science | Winter Activities | Crime Scene Investigation

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Forensics

Looking to add a little HOLIDAY Differentiation for your students?Hoping to keep things fun, yet academic?Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final investigation!The ELF Enigma is an engaging digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final DNA and Dental Impression analysis which reveals the culprit

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

GATE, Centers

CCSS:

, RI.5.8

Also included in: DECEMBER Project Based Learning Activities | Christmas | Winter Holiday BUNDLE

FALL Activities | Mystery Science | CSI Reading Comprehension | Art History

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Autumn, Forensics, Halloween

Get your students excited about drawing conclusions and making inferences with this fun crime scene investigation. Through witness statements, logic puzzles, and trace evidence, students will use deductive reasoning to unlock the mystery of the stolen Scream painting. An engaging and educational way to celebrate the FALL season in the classroom!Students will love inferring and using deductive logic as they follow the Crime Scene Protocol and unlock the mystery of the Stolen ScreamThis Fall Activ

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

CCSS:

, RI.4.7

Chemistry, Forensics, General Science

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Also included in: Halloween Mystery Activities | CSI Reading Comprehension | Art History

Crime Scene Investigation Mystery- Teaching the Scientific Method with Inquiry

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Hey Teacher Shoppe

Included in this lesson is a 9 day unit plan, instructions for all the experiments and activities, and packet for a crime scene investigation. You will receive a PDF download which includes the teacher notes/lessons plans as well as the student packets. This is a highly authentic and engaging unit- it's designed so that you are able to teach the scientific method using real world and inquiry based application. It's easy to follow, and amazingly fun. Sally Scarecrow has suffered a deadly hiccup a

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Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, Laboratory

Gifted Crime Scene Investigation Activity The Case of the Missing Cash

Created by

KJS Creative Curriculum

This highly engaging crime scene investigation activity will have your students using their critical thinking skills as they critically read and analyze witness testimonies, view and evaluate evidence, and draw inferences to determine the motive and identity of the person guilty of robbing a bank. Higher-level thinking skills will be practiced while investigating the crime scene, as students form a hypothesis about who committed the crime, establish a motive, and then justify their hypothesis b

Subjects:

Activities, GATE, Simulations

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Wild West Activity - Wanted Poster Project (Digital and Printable Options)

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Morpho Science

Students will create a wanted poster of an infamous wild west outlaw. This project would be great for a forensic science class or even an american history project. This project includes BOTH a google doc digital version and a printable option. This way, if you are you looking for a print and go assignment, or a digital google classroom assignment, you are covered. Your students will love the custom graphics and realistic wanted poster templates I have created! To further understand what is inclu

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

DNA Fingerprinting/DNA Profiling Activity: Learn & Model - NO PREP!

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Model DNA Fingerprinting/DNA Profiling with this digital resource! Your students will walk through the Three Steps of making a DNA Fingerprint. Then they use what they learned to create four DNA Fingerprints and solve a murder case!All learning and instructions for the activity are included on the slides for them - truly no prep! Students can complete the activity on their own - or work in pairs.Resource includes:How are DNA Fingerprints Made? Fourteen interactive Google Slides that teach studen

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

NGSS:

HS-LS1-1

Also included in: BUNDLE: DNA Fingerprinting / DNA Evidence Forensics Notes, Activity, Project

Forensics: Mock Crime Scene Project Outline with Handouts

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STEM Teacher Inspiration

This is a culminating project for a Forensics course or unit. Crime scenes are set up and the students play the role of Crime Scene Investigators to process the scene. The actual crime scene processing takes place in one day and the entire project can take up to 7 depending on your schedule. The following handouts are included in this document: Project Outline Evaluation Rubric Field Kit Inventory Photograph Log Evidence Log Test Requisition Test Results template Case File Template 5 Possible

Subjects:

Projects, Handouts, Rubrics

Grades:

10th - 12th

Types:

Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI Science Problem Solving

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Critical Thinking, Forensics, Problem Solving

Looking for an engaging way to differentiate in the classroom? Check out this HANDS-ON Crime Scene Investigation!Want a hybrid version that uses Google Slides? Click the link belowHoagie Hoax | Google SlidesThe Hoagie Hoax Mystery is an engaging hands-on activity that’s easy to set up using common materials. Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final dirt analysis which reveals the culprit. Students LOVE it! This fun r

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS: