How To: Set Up A Crime Scene
By Cheri Stephens & Mark Feil Choose Your SceneSelect an area for the crime scene. It can be within the classroom, a bathroom, at the end of a hallway, or in the gym or …
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How To: Run a Crime Scene Investigation
By Denise Spencer M.Ed. “Where were you on Thursday?” “Do you have any enemies?” These are just a few of the questions my junior CSIs ask as they interview suspects. Each semester as a …
How To: Process a Crime Scene
Many teachers at workshops and forensic science conferences want to know how to set up a crime scene. Unfortunately, a sound understanding of crime scene work is necessary before a teacher can even begin to answer …
How To: Set Up Your Own Body Farm
By Carol Schutt I have used forensic science as a way to teach chemistry and physics for eight years at James C. Enochs High School in Modesto, California. This past year I was told …
How To: Barcode Fingerprints
By Sandy Peterson FINGERPRINT LAB INSTRUCTIONS PART I – Balloon Prints Materials: White balloons Fingerprint ink pad MarkerProcedure: 1.Partially inflate a balloon. Do not tie it off. 2.Open fingerprinting pad and gently roll one …
How To: Get Your Kids To Write
By Jeanette Hencken If you’ve been teaching forensic science for a few years it is no surprise to you that your average students are much more motivated to learn in a forensic science class …
How To: Process Questioned Documents
By Sandy Peterson Document examination is definitely not as glamorous to my students as decomposition or blood spatter, yet it remains one of their favorite units. Maybe it’s the thrill of looking and finding …