Fingerprinting


FingerPrinting - Fuming

TruTV Fingerpring Game - handout

PBS Whodunnit? -  handout











Fingerprinting
Students examined their own fingerprints and compared them to their classmates.  They also learned the three major classification patterns of fingerprints and identified patterns of the their fingerprints.

 

  
CSI Effect - Tv vs. Real

Crime Scene Games 
Solve the Murder 
Fingerprint Game  
Various Activities 
CSI - Are You a Crime Drama Junkie?

Activities listed below were obtained from:

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classforsci.html#accident
 Life Science - Forensics  (website)
US Forensics Worksheet

Arriving at the Scene - website case                                       

Worksheet                                                                                    Students explore different areas of a crime scene to collect  evidence and answer questions to earn points 

CSI Web Adventures - Rookie Training                                          Students complete this worksheet and learn how evidence is analyzed in a crime lab as they work through the different sections of rookie training.

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY - website for activity
InvestigationDiscovery Worksheet Use this worksheet to explore two of the interactive areas of the Investigation Discovery website - Crime Scene Tour and Forensics Lab Tour. 


3 Common Fingerprint Patterns
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Whorl

 Fingerprint Patterns may be different on each finger!
        Spot the Differences - Students analyze two photographs or images to identify differences between them
  
CSI Challenges - Includes word scrambles, scientists, mystery pictures, and more. I usually do one of these each week on Mondays.
 Trivia Challenges - Students use their knowledge of forensics to answer an assortment of trivia questions. I usually do a trivia challenge each Friday.