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Spring 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
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6th - 12th
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Spring is in the Air Door/Bulletin Board Decor Decorations, Writing Page, Border
Hello! Welcome to Julie's Color Wheelby ♥Julie Marie>>>DESCRIPTION<<<This bright, fun bulletin board or door decor is perfect for Spring! It includes the wording for "Spring is in the Air", a colorful matching bulletin/door border, 6 different colored editable name butterflies, a writing prompt page in two line styles, and a sun in two sizes for the teacher's name. The colorful butterflies and the writing page are the same size, so you may staple the writing page behind the nam
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PreK - 5th
Valentines Day HeartPizza Bulletin Board or Door Decor Kit with Writing Activity
Hello! Welcome to Julie's Color Wheelby ♥Julie Marie>>>DESCRIPTION<<<This bright, silly bulletin board or door decor is perfect for Valentines Day! It includes the wording for "The Pizzas of (edit) Heart", a matching bulletin/door border, 6 different editable name pizza slices, a Valentine's Day writing prompt page, and an arrow banner. an editable heart for the teacher's name. Printable on 8.5x11 paper, just print, cut and hang.>>>INCLUDED<<<Microsoft WORD fi
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PreK - 8th
Fraction Kite Spring Craft
Have your students use this template to create a fraction kite spring craft! It is great review for fractions and a fun way to welcome spring! The template provides a 25 x 25 grid of squares and students can color them 4-5 different colors. Then they can name the color squares as fractions. For example 3/25 blue, etc. They can write their fractions in the cloud they cut out from the template. There are also 3 bow ties provided in the template. I cut out thin strips of construction paper a
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2nd - 4th
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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
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
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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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
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9th - 12th
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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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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
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
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
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8th - 12th
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.
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9th - 12th
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Oviparous Animals and Eggs Matchup Cards
This set of 36 cards consists of 18 pairs of animals and their eggs. This is a great addition to your egg unit. I hope you enjoy them as much as my kids have. Simply cut and laminate. Please leave feedback and check out my other products.
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PreK - 6th
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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
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9th - 12th
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Dr Suess Dress Up Week Read Across America
Dates are editable to fit specific need!
Read Across America Week 2015
Dress Up Days
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PreK - 5th
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Kindergarten Graduation Poem to perform or include in written program
Kindergarten graduation is such an exciting time in a child's life. This poem is great to use as a performance with multiple children or whole classes. The alternate ending makes it kind of fun to use for first year kindergarten teachers and is unexpected when read aloud. It has 6 stanzas that can be divided up to be said/read separately, or chorally. Very loved poem by the parents at our graduations!!! And when the kids shout “ME!” at the end, the audience loves it!This also works as a poe
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PreK - K
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
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9th - 12th
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
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: HUGE Forensic Science Bundle
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
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.
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5th - 12th
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Psychology - The Psychology of Serial Killers matching activity
This is an activity in which students will match serial killers with a brief psychological description. This activity will work as either a review of psychological traits, or as an introduction to psychological analysis. Please be aware that the subject matter in this activity is disturbing, and is not for younger students. Please read, and if necessary edit the article, before distributing it to your kids. The information is from thisisinsider.com. A great
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Crime and Forensics: Serial Killer Bundle
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
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4th - 12th
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MS-PS2-2
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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.
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8th - 12th
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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
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9th - 12th
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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.
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5th - 10th
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