What others say
"Students loved learning about their fingerprints, all the different characteristics of fingerprints, and were able to act as "detectives" as they examined fingerprints. I was able to modify the activity slightly to fit some of my students with special needs. "
Ashley Z.
"This resource was easy to use and worked well with my students. Clear structure and engaging content.
"
D G.
Description
Everything you need to teach Forensic Fingerprint Identification! No prep - Includes Google Slides, student notes, hands on activity and review questions.
Your students will learn:
- The history of Forensic Fingerprints
- How the Bertillon System worked, and why it didn’t work
- Importance of Fingerprints in Forensic Science
- How to classify fingerprints:
- Plain Arch, Tented Arch
- Radial Loop, Ulnar Loop
- Central Pocket Whorl, Plain Whorl, Double Loop Whorl
- Use of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
- How to find minutiae points for fingerprint comparison
Resource includes:
- Learn Fingerprint Identification Google Slides: 40 interactive slides that allow students to work at their own pace. The slides can be used for lecture, if preferred, or break it up between lecture and student independent learning!
- Learn Fingerprints Slides KEY
- Guided Notes: follows the Google Slides, gives students a place to write out what they learn and provides a resource to study with!
- Guided Notes KEY
- Review Google Form: 10 multiple choice self grading questions on a Google Form. Give this to your students right after learning, or a few days later to see what they remember!
- Fingerprint Card: your students will take their own fingerprints and classify them. They are prompted to take a photo of their Card and put it into the Slide set to turn in.
- Class Fingerprint Data Google Form: a simple, easy way for students to submit their fingerprint data - how many arches, loops and whorls do they have? They will use this class data to make a bar chart comparing class percentages to national percentages.
All parts of this resource are fully editable!
Interactive Google Slides keep students engaged with...
- Short YouTube clips
- Drag and drop elements
- Fill in the blank
- Matching
- Labeling
- Drawing
Students can complete the Learning Slides and Notes on their own, in pairs or groups. Or use some slides for lecture and some for independent learning to mix in some variety!
NO PREP!
A Teaching Guide is included with tips for how to best use the resource, sharing the slides, and ideas to make grading easier!
More Fingerprint Resources:
- Bertillon System Activity: Experience how the Bertillon System works, and understand how it does not work! The perfect way to introduce Fingerprints
- Fingerprint Identification Notes, Activity and Review!: No prep - Fingerprint Learning Slides are student independent, perfect for both in class and distance learning.
- Forensics Fingerprint Collection Notes + Activity + Review - Print & Digital: Teach your students the basics of collecting fingerprints on different types of surfaces. Beyond the black fingerprint powder! Engage your students with this interactive Google Slide set and notes.
- Learn More Forensics Fingerprint Evidence! Student Choice | Digital: Learn more about Forensics Fingerprints! Students explore three interesting fingerprint topics, and then get to pick their own! The 22 Interactive Google Slides are NO PREP and student independent!
- Fingerprint Evidence Review Game! No Prep! A super fun whole-class review game that allows teams to compete against each other with some wacky twists and turns!
- Fingerprint Evidence Assessment: 25 multiple choice questions on a self- grading Google Form
Click HERE to see the full Pacing Guide and know how this resource fits into the whole Forensic Science Curriculum.
More Forensics resources to come!
Click HERE to follow Science of Curiosity and be notified when each new product becomes available!
Save with BUDLES from Science of Curiosity! All Complete Forensic Science Units:
- Forensics Tire Impression Evidence Unit: BUNDLE | Distance Learning
- Forensic Science Basics Unit BUNDLE Distance Learning
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- Forensic DNA Fingerprinting / DNA Evidence BUNDLE Notes, Activity, Project
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- The Innocence Project Project! Research men and women who have spent years of their live behind bars - until Post Conviction DNA testing proved their innocence.
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Forensics Fingerprint Identification Lesson: Slides, Notes, Activity, Review
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What others say
"Students loved learning about their fingerprints, all the different characteristics of fingerprints, and were able to act as "detectives" as they examined fingerprints. I was able to modify the activity slightly to fit some of my students with special needs. "
Ashley Z.
"This resource was easy to use and worked well with my students. Clear structure and engaging content.
"
D G.
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Description
Everything you need to teach Forensic Fingerprint Identification! No prep - Includes Google Slides, student notes, hands on activity and review questions.
Your students will learn:
- The history of Forensic Fingerprints
- How the Bertillon System worked, and why it didn’t work
- Importance of Fingerprints in Forensic Science
- How to classify fingerprints:
- Plain Arch, Tented Arch
- Radial Loop, Ulnar Loop
- Central Pocket Whorl, Plain Whorl, Double Loop Whorl
- Use of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
- How to find minutiae points for fingerprint comparison
Resource includes:
- Learn Fingerprint Identification Google Slides: 40 interactive slides that allow students to work at their own pace. The slides can be used for lecture, if preferred, or break it up between lecture and student independent learning!
- Learn Fingerprints Slides KEY
- Guided Notes: follows the Google Slides, gives students a place to write out what they learn and provides a resource to study with!
- Guided Notes KEY
- Review Google Form: 10 multiple choice self grading questions on a Google Form. Give this to your students right after learning, or a few days later to see what they remember!
- Fingerprint Card: your students will take their own fingerprints and classify them. They are prompted to take a photo of their Card and put it into the Slide set to turn in.
- Class Fingerprint Data Google Form: a simple, easy way for students to submit their fingerprint data - how many arches, loops and whorls do they have? They will use this class data to make a bar chart comparing class percentages to national percentages.
All parts of this resource are fully editable!
Interactive Google Slides keep students engaged with...
- Short YouTube clips
- Drag and drop elements
- Fill in the blank
- Matching
- Labeling
- Drawing
Students can complete the Learning Slides and Notes on their own, in pairs or groups. Or use some slides for lecture and some for independent learning to mix in some variety!
NO PREP!
A Teaching Guide is included with tips for how to best use the resource, sharing the slides, and ideas to make grading easier!
More Fingerprint Resources:
- Bertillon System Activity: Experience how the Bertillon System works, and understand how it does not work! The perfect way to introduce Fingerprints
- Fingerprint Identification Notes, Activity and Review!: No prep - Fingerprint Learning Slides are student independent, perfect for both in class and distance learning.
- Forensics Fingerprint Collection Notes + Activity + Review - Print & Digital: Teach your students the basics of collecting fingerprints on different types of surfaces. Beyond the black fingerprint powder! Engage your students with this interactive Google Slide set and notes.
- Learn More Forensics Fingerprint Evidence! Student Choice | Digital: Learn more about Forensics Fingerprints! Students explore three interesting fingerprint topics, and then get to pick their own! The 22 Interactive Google Slides are NO PREP and student independent!
- Fingerprint Evidence Review Game! No Prep! A super fun whole-class review game that allows teams to compete against each other with some wacky twists and turns!
- Fingerprint Evidence Assessment: 25 multiple choice questions on a self- grading Google Form
Click HERE to see the full Pacing Guide and know how this resource fits into the whole Forensic Science Curriculum.
More Forensics resources to come!
Click HERE to follow Science of Curiosity and be notified when each new product becomes available!
Save with BUDLES from Science of Curiosity! All Complete Forensic Science Units:
- Forensics Tire Impression Evidence Unit: BUNDLE | Distance Learning
- Forensic Science Basics Unit BUNDLE Distance Learning
- Forensics Blood Spatter and Blood Evidence Unit BUNDLE- Notes, Activities, Lab
- Forensic DNA Fingerprinting / DNA Evidence BUNDLE Notes, Activity, Project
- Forensic Science Death Investigation BUNDLE - Autopsy, Decay, Bugs and Bones!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
More Forensic Science resources from Science of Curiosity!
- Arson Investigation - NO PREP great for a Sub
- Blood Spatter Lab - Student centered, learn by doing
- Forensic Files Video List - find the perfect Forensic Files video for every topic
- Forensic File Video Guide - FREE
- True Crime Book Project: Increase literacy in your Forensic Science Class!
- Murder In Miniature Forensics Project - students create their own crime scene diorama and then process the scene as an Investigator. Complete with full rubric, PowerPoint and photos of example projects
- Forensic Science Careers Project - NO PREP students choose a career and follow the 100 pt rubric to create a digital poster
- The Innocence Project Project! Research men and women who have spent years of their live behind bars - until Post Conviction DNA testing proved their innocence.
***Stay Curious!***
Report this resource to TPT
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Students loved learning about their fingerprints, all the different characteristics of fingerprints, and were able to act as "detectives" as they examined fingerprints. I was able to modify the activity slightly to fit some of my students with special needs.
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This was a great resource and definitely worth the purchase! It was easy to implement and kept my students engaged throughout the activity. The directions were clear, and the content aligned well with what I was teaching. My students really enjoyed it and stayed on task, which is always a win. I will absolutely use this again in the future and would recommend it to other teachers looking for something effective and student-friendly.
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This resource was easy to use and worked well with my students. Clear structure and engaging content.
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i only rated 4 because i was a little confused on loops. However, i thought this resource was great and a great tool to use if you need something last minute or as a sub plan. I was able to utilize as notes in class and use the drag and drop pieces for a warm up the next day.
My students enjoyed doing this activity. Thanks so much!
This was a great source to use to begin my fingerprint section! Although there were a few mistakes, I was able to fix them up.
Madline,
Thank you for the feedback! I am glad you enjoyed the lesson. If you have the chance, please let me know any issues you found in the resource so I can fix them! I just combed through it again and nothing jumped out at me, but sometimes you look at something so many times you cant really see it anymore! ScienceOfCuriosity@gmail.com
Great resource for my forensics students to be able to practice without me having to create something entirely from scratch.
Great information that I was able to use with my chapter on fingerprints.
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NGSSHS-ETS1-2
Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
NGSSHS-LS1-2
Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms. Emphasis is on functions at the organism system level such as nutrient uptake, water delivery, and organism movement in response to neural stimuli. An example of an interacting system could be an artery depending on the proper function of elastic tissue and smooth muscle to regulate and deliver the proper amount of blood within the circulatory system. Assessment does not include interactions and functions at the molecular or chemical reaction level.
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