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 * Crime Scene Investigation **

This project is designed to take what students have learned about Earth, Life, and Physical Science and have them apply it to solve a crime. Teams of students will be given a crime scenario that involves several Bill Reed staff members as suspects. In order to solve the crime they will need to conduct several labs with the evidence provided.

Labs:

Chromatography - analyze ink samples from the crime scene and compare them to pens taken from suspects.

Handwriting analysis - analyze handwriting samples and identify variations in each of the suspects' writing characteristics.

Blood typing/serology - identify the blood types of the suspects and blood left at the crime scene.

Fingerprinting - identify the different fingerprint patterns, ridge characteristics and classify prints. Students will then compare suspects' prints with prints picked up at the crime scene.

Toxicology - students will use their lab experience to identify the poison used at the crime scene.

Fiber analysis - students will identify different types of fabric using filiment count, weave pattern, water retention, and flame test.

DNA profiling - students will process the DNA of the suspects and samples from from the crime scene.

Stomach content analysis - indentify the victom's last meal and see if it matches tainted food found at the crime scene.


 * Once labs are completed and students write up their 'police report' we will compare the labs they completed with what they see on tv crime shows**.

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