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Learning Beyond the Classroom - CSI Forensic Science Workshop
http://www.fingeronthepulse.biz
An innovative science based workshop designed to develop students awareness of 'Forensic Science' and the applications, techniques and authentic processes used.
This is a KS2 & KS3 Forensic Science Workshop and introduces and develops the skills, understanding and knowledge of scientific processes and their application to forensic science, the crime scene investigation and the importance that this specialist skills set plays within today's criminal justice system.

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.

forensicHUB.com
http://www.forensicHUB.com
An online community for forensic professionals and students of all disciplines to share knowledge and experience.

Forensic Training Network
http://www.forensic-training-network.com
Offering a wide variety of training solutions for forensic professionals.

Forensics 101, Inc
http://www.forensics101.org
Mobile forensic science resources for schools, libraries, community events, and individuals.

Forensic Science
http://www.forensic.santoshraut.com
Source of Forensic Science, Criminology, Cyber Crime, Law, Wildlife, Social Science, Security

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://www.kqed.com/quest/dfiles/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

Vandalia Science Education
http://vandaliascied.com/
Vandalia Science Education
Forensic kits and teaching resources

Who Did It?
http://www.teachersfirst.com/unitlist.cfm
Who Did It? is a multi-part science unit for middle or high school students that uses "crime" analysis and forensics to teach and reinforce basic laboratory skills.
Each lesson includes a laboratory and procedure component, along with handouts and study questions.
Extensive printable PDF files make this unit especially easy to implement in the classroom.

Firearm Identification educational kit
http://www.precisionforensictesting.com
Precision Forensic Testing has developed a Forensic Firearm Identification resource kit.
The kit includes samples of actual fired bullets and cartridge cases, a Power Point lecture with detailed pictures to assist with lecturing, three laboratory exercises utilizing the 20 kit samples, an actual firearm barrel cut in half, an a teacher guide.
US$180 +

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.

National Association of Teachers of Forensic Science
http://www.hstofs.org
National Association of High School Teachers of Forensic Science
The source for teachers of Forensic Science to obtain and share authentic and professional information, techniques, and materials to aid in the teaching of Forensic Science on the high school level.

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

Forensic Entomology
http://www.maggotsfrommurders.com
Forensic entomology kits for the science classroom from middle school to college

Explore Forensics
http://www.exploreforensics.com
Explore Forensics.com is the number one stop for forensic information, crime scene analysis, featuring articles, information and products

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

Forensic Science Resource Manual for Teachers
http://www.forensicsinschool.com
Two teacher resource manuals that each contain over 100 pages of 'ready-to-go' forensic science classroom activities (ie. worksheets, labs, readings, notes, case studies, research projects).
These manuals were written by two experienced high school teachers and edited by a veteran police officer and are now are available for purchase.

Interactive Investigator - Forensic Science
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/
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!

Bob Chappell forensic science challenge.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bob.chappell/projects_page.html
Bob Chappell forensic science challenge. (a Cambridgeshire teacher)

It is a Mystery - Lesson Planning
http://www.education-world.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

Was it murder or an accident ?
http://www.projectboxes.co.uk/murder/
Maybe more of a mystery rather than Forensic Science .. you decide ... this resource is NOT free
Police have discovered a body in the local park. Pupils are in role as police officers in an incident room trying to solve the murder. Using the Internet, the incident room receives various piece of information. There are many clues, many deductions to be made. Finally, by a process of elimination and intelligent guess-work, the "police officers" make a speculation to their Chief as to a solution to the case and attempt to reconstruct the last few hours of the victim's life.
The clear guidance in the teachers' pack suggests how you can organise the classroom, proposes when you need to make available each information sheet and advises on information to be gained at each stage. Sound curriculum-linked activities based on clear learning objectives, provide genuine assessment opportunities and act as a stimulus for further classroom sessions.

Forensic Science Online Quiz
http://whodunit.planet-science.com/go/SleuthSchool/QuizStart
Forensic Science Online Quiz
Welcome to the Super Sleuth Training Challenge.
In order to complete your basic training as a forensic science investigator, this challenge requires you to demonstrate your superior knowledge of forensic science.
As part of the challenge you will be required to answer a series of questions. Upon submission of your results, you will be awarded a Certificate of Merit and entered into our Champion Super Sleuth prize draw!

Planet Science - WhoDunIt
http://www.planet-science.com/whodunit/home.html
Planet Science - WhoDunIt
The Planet Science Whodunit is a fun, free, forensic science activity suitable for students at KS2 and KS3 (years 4-9 only).
If your class missed the deadline, don't worry - although you can't submit your results, you can still win great prizes. Get your class online to try the mind-boggling Super Sleuth Training Challeng

Forensic science entomology links
http://folk.uio.no/mostarke/forens_ent/fs_links.shtml
Forensic science links - The ultimate guide to forensic entomology

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

Crime Scene Photography
http://www.rcmp-learning.org/docs/ecdd1004.htm
Crime Scene Photography
Almost every day, photography provides new evidence of its value as a powerful weapon in the war against crime. More and more departments are coming to realize that--even in routine incidents--simple pictures taken with simple cameras can make an impressive difference in Court.
Furthermore, police departments are continually finding new ways to use photography, both as a tool for investigation and as a means to record data quickly and accurately.

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://renoir.vill.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 |

Crime Science at Northwest Middle School
http://kancrn.kckps.k12.ks.us/northwest/kavaver/crime-sci-main-web.html
Crime Science at Northwest Middle School
Teachers from our urban core school collaborated with science teachers at a suburban high school. This resulted in a grant to the Learning Exchange, a local funding agency for innovative ideas. We were awarded a $3000 grant that enabled us to get the problem based unit started. Our grant, "Its a Crime" helped teachers learn more about law enforcement, foresnic techniques and the law and students.

CBS TV Official CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/main.shtml
CBS TV Official CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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

Forensic Science - Class Projects at Berkeley
http://www.forensicdna.com/ClassProjects.html
Forensic Science - Class Projects
In the forensic science classes we give through the University of California at Berkeley Extension, students are asked to present a project to the class. This project can be case-specific or topical. We thought it would be a useful service to provide reference lists for some of the projects. With their permission, we have also provided the e-mail addresses of students who can be contacted for more information.
Analysis of Explosive Residues and other Bombing Evidence | Latent Fingerprint Detection | Forensic Entomology | The Case of Stella Nickell |

Forensic Science Timeline
http://www.forensicdna.com/Timeline.htm
Forensic Science Timeline

Forensic Friday
http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,1819,156,00.shtm
Forensic Friday: CCSI -- Classroom Crime Scene Investigation (Grades 9-12)
The end of the school year was fast approaching, and as a first-year AP chemistry teacher I wondered, what should I do during the last two weeks of school?
.... why not stage a crime scene and have the students use their chemistry knowledge to investigate?
Remember, forensic investigation is an inquiry process. Therefore, no two classroom outcomes will be alike. In the CCSI, it's really the method that counts, although catching the criminal isn't that bad of a goal either. So gather your gear and get sleuthing. You'll be amazed at what you'll uncover.

Forensic Science Activities at Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/forensics.html
Forensic Science Activities at Discovery School
Lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
Archaeological Detectives | Forensic Detectives: Who Did It? | Forensics: Who Killed the Iceman? | Making Mummies | The Real Eve | Similar Substances | Writing as Criminal Evidence |

Criminalistics in the Classroom
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1995/rost_criminalistics.html
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.

Fossil Detective
http://www.beloit.edu/~SEPM/Fossil_Explorations/Fossil_Detective.html
Be a 'Fossil Detective' ... earth science education

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

Forensic Science Professional Organisations
http://www.aafs.org/yfsf/resources.html
Forensic Science Professional Organisations

Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF)
http://www.aafs.org/yfsf/index.htm
Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF)
The Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) is a group within the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) that is dedicated to the education, enrichment and development of emerging forensic scientists and future leaders of the field.