1,600+ results
Women's History Month forensics resources for Microsoft Word
The Scientific Method - Murder Mystery
The Scientific Method tends to be a fairly boring topic to teach, so this Murder Mystery activity will help you make it loads of fun for you Science students! It includes: Introductory storyClue cardsEvidence analysis sheetInstructions for physical evidence testingAfter-activity consolidation work on the Scientific Method, Variables, and Observations and Inferences. Use this to introduce the Scientific Method to new Middle or High school students, to reignite knowledge in students who have done
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Bear Brook Murders Podcast "Interrupted" Case Study Worksheet: All Episodes(1-7)
The Bear Brook Murders : An "Interrupted" Case Study Using a Popular PodcastIn 1985, a hunter walking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire made a grisly discovery: a 55 gallon drum left deep in the woods, containing two sets of skeletonized remains, which investigators believed had been left in the woods for years…. ....this is just the beginning to a facinating tale of a murder that would make forensic history! The effort to solve the many mysteries surrounding this inve
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-LS3-1
How to Perform DNA tests- PCR and Gel Electrophoresis
In this lesson, students learn how to make and read gel electrophoresis tests in an interactive, inquiry inspired way. The steps of the lesson are listed below. 1. Students watch a video about how PCR is performed and describe it. 2. Students perform "PCR" by writing in the complementary strand to each side of a split DNA. 3. Students use "restriction enzymes" to cut a DNA strand and count the number of nucleotides in each piece. 4. Students draw "bands" on the proper spot on a gel based on thei
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Forensic Science: Case Study Investigation
The Case Study Investigation report provides students with an opportunity to conduct an in-depth analysis of a case. Forensics plays a role in all of the cases to some degree - in some of the cases forensic analysis was key to arriving at a thorough understanding of the elements of the crime, whereas in some of the other cases the lack of forensic testing, either because it was not done or because it was not available, proved equally significant. The list of cases represents a broad mix in term
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
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.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
Forensics Final Exam - Forensic science final exam - with FREE Google Version
Forensics Final Exam & Answer KeyThis final exam was created for a high school forensics class. It consists of 123 Cornell-style questions that cover 9 topics (listed below) studied throughout the course. Each of the topics is a separate section that contains a vocabulary section with a word bank along with five multiple choice questions about that topic. As a fully editable Word document (or Google document), you can modify this test to fit the needs of your classroom.Upon purchase, you w
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting Webquest
PRODUCT UPDATED 11/2/18"A perfect combination of interactive technology and reinforcement of key concepts."Bring your forensic science classroom to life with this interactive webquest!This Cornell-style webquest consists of 43 teacher made questions that go along with a variety of websites on DNA, including simulations on extracting DNA and running a gel electrophoresis with questions that go with each. My students absolutely loved learning all of the steps of running their very own gel electr
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
Poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou with Questions
This purchase includes a copy of the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou with 5 multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question for a great formative assessment. The purchase is 3 pages total- Pg. 1-Poem, Pg. 2-Questions, Pg. 2-Answer Key. The standards assessed in this assignment are RL.5.5 and RL.5.6. Even though this was intended for 5th grade, it could easily be used for upper level 4th graders or adapted for 6th grade students. The standards and learning targets that correlate with thi
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Investigation: Estimate Height from the Length of Bones (Key)
Students measure their femur, ulna, and tibia and use a formula to estimate their heights and compare to actual values. The worksheet is available for free at https://www.biologycorner.com/2018/10/05/estimate-a-persons-height/Key includes answers to questions regarding found bones at a construction site where students used the formula to estimate heights and draw inferences about the number of bodies at the location.
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Forensics Ballistics Unit: Caliber Identification Lab
In this activity, you will compare the firing pin impressions and markings of various shell casings in order to identify a suspect in a spree of crimes. Includes answer keys and images.Set up items needed in this lab (not included):(1) Suspect 1: Picture of Shotgun shell casing (or real casing)(1) Suspect 2: Picture of Handgun shell casing (or real casing)(1) Suspect 3: Picture of Rifle shell casing (or real casing)(1) Crime Scene 1: Matching picture of one shell casing (or real casing)(1) Crime
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Forensics Ballistics Unit: Firearms Guided Reading
In most criminal investigations involving the use of firearms, Forensic scientists typically examine three types of firearms: HAND GUNS, RIFLES and SHOTGUNS. Each type of firearm is unique in terms of its structure and function, the types of ammunition that can be used with it, and its ballistic properties defined by velocity, kinetic energy and trajectory.
This lesson could be used to describe the three different types of fire arms and the evidence they leave behind in Forensic Investigati
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Hidden Figures Movie Guide Questions in ENGLISH | Chronological order
Best movie guide out there! 27 Movie Guide Questions for the 2016 movie Harriet written in ENGLISH that include pre-listening/essential questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down.This film highlights the importance themes of african american women, women in scie
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Scooby Doo - Clue Analysis and Video Guide for Criminal Justice Students
Scooby Doo - Clue Analysis and Video Guide for Criminal Justice Students.Track evidence, sketch the villain, build an evidence board and determine who done it!Law & Public Safety students love it!Episodes can be found for free on Youtube.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
Suffragette - Movie Guide
This 35 question download is intended to support and develop the 2015 film "Suffragette," starring Carey Mulligan, Helen Bonham Carter, and Meryl Streep. The product is a perfect fit for a unit on Women's History or the Era of Reform. The film examines the impact of the early British suffragettes and how they changed the course of Women's History.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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 Science Lesson - Use the Scientific Method to Solve a Crime!
Hello! Thank you for considering my product. I run an after-school science club for the fifth-graders and after telling the students about a murder mystery dinner I had recently attended, they were BEGGING for me to set something up that was similar. So, I did! This lesson is very PG and does not include anything gruesome or inappropriate for intermediate elementary children.In this lesson, which is designed to span 3 days, students use the scientific method to solve a crime:First, they make obs
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Crime and Forensics - 4th Amendment: If Google can have your data, can police?
An informational text article about the 4th Amendment and an individual's right to privacy in the digital age. Also included is information about retrieving information from crime scenes. The information is from aetv.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, sub plan or discussion starter! MS Word doc for easy editing.
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Crime, Forensics and Psychology Bundle #1 (no prep/sub plans)
Crime Scene DNA/RNA/Amino Acid Activity
Just finished going over DNA, RNA, transcription, translation, and codon chart? Looking for an activity to tie it all together and pique student interest? Give this a try!
In this activity, students are given a sample of DNA collected at a crime scene and asked to determine traits of the killer in order to create a character sketch. They are then given DNA test results of three suspects that matched their character sketch, and are asked to identify the killer by finding the matching DNA sequen
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
A Timeline of International Women's Day - Reading Comprehension
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper elementary to proficient ESL learners. The text explains the importance of celebrating Women's Day on March 8 and gives a history timeline of how the Day was celebrated since its establishment in the early 20th century.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions and True or False exercises. The vocabulary used in the text is rather advanced and can
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Types:
Also included in: Modern History Bundle - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Listening Activities: 8 de marzo o mes internacional de la mujer | Interpretive
Comprensión auditiva: 8 de marzo | día y mes internacional de la mujer - Para esta sección, podrás ver seis videos cortos. Mientras ves los videos, circula la respuesta más adecuada, cierto (C) o falso (F), y responde de acuerdo a la información que aparece en el video. El segmento se reproducirá dos veces.Videos incluídos: (Women's International Day | La mujer latinoamericana | Mujeres en la historia | Mujeres en la política)Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz | Yo la peor de todas (4:46 minLa historia d
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Ruby Bridges Reader's Theatre Play
This is a 5 minute interactive play about Ruby Bridges. This play breathes life into the story of Ruby Bridges and allows students to imagine what it would have been like to be in her shoes. This play also includes a teacher's guide and Common Core aligned activities for students. This play and its supporting materials have been updated, revised and edited for clarity.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Geologic Time Scale Webquest
Students will use a series of sites to learn about the geologic time scale. 3 Parts to this assignment allow you to assign all at once or one at a time. Sites are interactive. Answer Key is included.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
JonBenet Ramsey Documentary Viewing Guide - Forensics
This document is a graphic organizer to be use while showing a documentary on the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. I used the 20/20 special in my Forensic Science class, but this worksheet is generic and there are several options for the choice of media. While this organizer can technically be used for any crime video, as it asks for a list of suspects and supporting evidence, it also asks for mistakes made throughout the investigation, which were plentiful in that particular case.As an editable w
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
Showing 1-24 of 1,600+ results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands