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Forensic Science Kits
http://www.commlearning.com
Easy to teach curriculum for science class, after school, gifted and talented students.
Each unit teaches students about forensics as they solve a crime, the guilty party is not disclosed until the final lesson. Great fun!
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Forensic Science Lesson Plans
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classforsci.html
Learn more about this 9-week unit for junior high students exploring the world of forensic science.
Topics include crime scene analysis, eyewitness accounts, fingerprinting, trace evidence, impression evidence, blood evidence, arson investigations, and more! PowerPoint presentations, student worksheets, review activities, and quizzes are available for each unit.
The site also provides an assortment of puzzles, daily class warm-up activities, student activity sheets for online resources.

Science Gumshoes
http://www.sciencegumshoes.com/
Children's forensic science through science detective stories

Forensic Science Education Consulting
http://www.forensicfutures.com/
Forensic Futures Education Group provides workshops and curriculum in forensic science for both the high school and univesity setting.
Ten years of teaching experience in forensic science as well as professional experience working on the World Trade Center Disaster.

Science clarified: Forensic sciences
http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ex-Ga/Forensic-Science.html
General description of forensic sciences provided in a detailed and coherent way.

Forensic Identification
http://science.kqed.org/quest/files/imp/102c_forensicidentification.pdf
Forensic Identification
Call them detectives of a different sort. Investigate the world of forensic anthropology with University of California, Santa Cruz doctoral candidate and “bone detective” Chelsey Juarez.
She has developed a novel technique to help identify the remains of migrants who die crossing the border between the United States and Mexico.
You may choose to watch the television segment twice with your students: once to elicit emotional responses and get an overview of the topic and again to focus on facts and draw out opinions.
Watch the online video at ...
www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/68

Forensic Science for High School
http://www.kendallhunt.com/forensics/
Forensic Science for High School is a one-year introductory forensic science course for high school that focuses on practices and analysis of physical evidence found at crime scenes.

Reddy's Forensic Page
http://www.forensicpage.com
Many links in forensic science

American Academy of Forensic Sciences
http://www.aafs.org/
American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Interactive Investigator - Forensic Science
http://bit.ly/VmmBGL
Interactive Investigator: Your Introduction to the World of Forensic Science
Welcome to the fascinating world of forensic science. This site has been developed for anyone with an interest in the different scientific methods used to solve crimes. You will be able to obtain general information and an introduction to the main aspects of forensic science from a database on the subject.
You can also explore a Historical Cabinet containing actual evidence gathered from crime scenes throughout this century. Or, test your deductive skills and your forensic knowledge playing our fun interactive game where you must help Detective Wilson and Detective Marlow solve a gruesome murder!

It is a Mystery - Lesson Planning
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson299.shtml
It is a Mystery - Lesson Planning
Education World provides five lessons to set you on your way to a mysterious learning adventure! Included: Five mysterious lessons that focus on language arts, history, and forensic science!
Also ... Mystery Lessons Students assume the identity of private investigators as they read, solve, and write mysteries in this winning lesson plan

Genetics / DNA / Forensics Curricula
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/forensic.html
Genetics / DNA / Forensics Curricula

CSI (TV Show) - Factual Inaccuracies
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/jboze3131/csifacts.htm
CSI (TV Show) - Factual Inaccuracies
Below is a list of factual "inaccuracies" people have sent in, and a few that I noticed myself in the first season. Many of these have changed, and are, indeed accurate...being confirmed by professionals in the field. Some of them have yet to be refuted, so they might be inaccuracies, or they might not.

Forensic science - Hunter College High School
http://www.csc.villanova.edu/~ysp/Teacher/Webpages/Forensics/forensic.html
Forensic science - Hunter College High School
The forensic science elective explored many topics: latent fingerprints, blood groups, blood spatter, DNA, ballistics, microscopy, pathology, among others. The students enjoyed the course and were highly motivated. Guest speakers included detectives from the NYPD ballistics lab and a homicide district attorney from Brooklyn.
forensic anthropology | names of the bones | bone sex | height calculator | faces from skulls |

Forensic Bibliography
http://www.forensicdna.com/Bibliography.html
Forensic Bibliography

Criminalistics in the Classroom
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/rost_criminalistics.php
Criminalistics in the Classroom
In 1990 our Math and Science Departments, through the generous funding of the GTE Corporation, developed a Forensic Crime Lab at our school. With the help of twenty enthusiastic students, ten teachers and community help we refurbished an annex of our science department to house the tools of the criminalist including an infrared spectrophotometer, electrophoretic equipment, fingerprinting tools, darkroom facilities, MacIntosh computers with CD-ROM and on-line capabilities, and research materials.
The teaching objectives included: exposing students to sophisticated laboratory equipment, exposing students to the significance of physical evidence, educating the student to the admissibility of evidence into a court of law, encouraging electronic searching methods, developing writing and speaking skills, encouraging inquiry, cooperation and authentic assessment, demonstrating the experimental limitations on accuracy and observation.

The Mystery Spot
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/
The Mystery Spot .... plus other mystery links.

Forensic Science Links on DMOZ Open Directory Project
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Science_in_Society/Forensic_Science/
Forensic Science Links on DMOZ Open Directory Project

Court TV - Forensics in the Classroom
http://www.trutv.com/shows/forensic_files/index.html
Court TV - Forensics in the Classroom
Welcome to Court TV's Forensics in the Classroom (FIC) Program
As part of its ongoing commitment to education, Court TV is pleased to bring forensics to high school science classrooms nationwide. This FREE, exciting new program conforms to nationally recognized standards and was developed as part of a continuing educational partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
The units serve as bridges between chemistry and real-life applications related to forensic investigations. As a result, the materials engage students by showing them how the structure of atoms, interactions of energy and matter, and chemical reactions all help to solve crimes.