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Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!
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"My students enjoyed this lesson and were able to learn about evidence collection. I loved the idea of a no-prep lesson. "
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Lana H.
"Using these for my homeschool student studying forensic science. These files are thorough and a great addition to our studies. "
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Tosha F.

Description

This is a perfect introduction to basic evidence collection in your Forensic Science class - in a fun, immersive way! Easy, 100% No Prep!

Who killed Clara Carter? Students explore four crime scenes in the provided Google Slide deck. They search for clues and items of evidence. Nineteen items total!

Once they click on an item of evidence, a new window pops up that explains how the evidence is collected. The Student Sheet asks students to take notes on proper collection methods, and how each piece of evidence relates to the suspects.

The activity provides an overview of the proper way to collect each type of evidence -

  • Blood / body fluids
  • Trace evidence (hair, fiber, soil, etc)
  • Fingerprints
  • Ballistics
  • Impressions
  • Arson evidence
  • Documents

Resource includes:

  • Student response / notes sheet
  • Full answer key
  • Google Slides - sixteen slides 
  • Google Form - 10 multiple choice questions, used to review and assess what your students have learned!
  • Teacher Guide

Who killed Clara? Was it her ex-husband Colton? Or new boyfriend Frederick? After collecting all of the evidence, and reading statements from four witnesses, your students will be ready to solve the case!

**NOTE - Every now and then I have gotten an email from a teacher saying they are not able to access the Evidence Collection links within this resource. Some schools / districts restrict access to Google Drive files outside of their network. Every link inside the Evidence Collection Activity connects to an image generated from my personal Drive. Even though I have published the images to the web, some sensitive firewalls still block them. Since my Drive is not part of your school network, your access could be blocked. This is rare, only a handful out of the hundreds of teachers who have used the product, but it could be you! Here is a test link to one of the evidence images - open it at school on one of your on-network computers to be sure it works. If it does not, there are work-arounds fully explained in the Teaching Guide that comes with this resource!

This resource is part of the Unit 1: Forensics Basics! Here is the full list of the whole Unit!

There is more to come! Click the ‘Star’ on the Science of Curiosity Store page to be notified when more resources are made available!

Take a look at these other Forensic Science Resources from Science of Curiosity!

**Stay Curious!**

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Evidence Collection Activity Forensic Science | No prep!

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What others say

"My students enjoyed this lesson and were able to learn about evidence collection. I loved the idea of a no-prep lesson. "
star
Lana H.
"Using these for my homeschool student studying forensic science. These files are thorough and a great addition to our studies. "
star
Tosha F.

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Description

This is a perfect introduction to basic evidence collection in your Forensic Science class - in a fun, immersive way! Easy, 100% No Prep!

Who killed Clara Carter? Students explore four crime scenes in the provided Google Slide deck. They search for clues and items of evidence. Nineteen items total!

Once they click on an item of evidence, a new window pops up that explains how the evidence is collected. The Student Sheet asks students to take notes on proper collection methods, and how each piece of evidence relates to the suspects.

The activity provides an overview of the proper way to collect each type of evidence -

  • Blood / body fluids
  • Trace evidence (hair, fiber, soil, etc)
  • Fingerprints
  • Ballistics
  • Impressions
  • Arson evidence
  • Documents

Resource includes:

  • Student response / notes sheet
  • Full answer key
  • Google Slides - sixteen slides 
  • Google Form - 10 multiple choice questions, used to review and assess what your students have learned!
  • Teacher Guide

Who killed Clara? Was it her ex-husband Colton? Or new boyfriend Frederick? After collecting all of the evidence, and reading statements from four witnesses, your students will be ready to solve the case!

**NOTE - Every now and then I have gotten an email from a teacher saying they are not able to access the Evidence Collection links within this resource. Some schools / districts restrict access to Google Drive files outside of their network. Every link inside the Evidence Collection Activity connects to an image generated from my personal Drive. Even though I have published the images to the web, some sensitive firewalls still block them. Since my Drive is not part of your school network, your access could be blocked. This is rare, only a handful out of the hundreds of teachers who have used the product, but it could be you! Here is a test link to one of the evidence images - open it at school on one of your on-network computers to be sure it works. If it does not, there are work-arounds fully explained in the Teaching Guide that comes with this resource!

This resource is part of the Unit 1: Forensics Basics! Here is the full list of the whole Unit!

There is more to come! Click the ‘Star’ on the Science of Curiosity Store page to be notified when more resources are made available!

Take a look at these other Forensic Science Resources from Science of Curiosity!

**Stay Curious!**

Report this resource to TPT
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Rated 4.61 out of 5, based on 62 reviews
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Highly Recommend This Product!
Rated 5 out of 5
April 11, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This was an excellent resource and well worth the purchase! It was easy to use and required very little prep on my end. My students were engaged the entire time and really seemed to enjoy the activity. The content fit perfectly with my lesson, and I appreciated how organized everything was. I will definitely be using this again in the future.
Jennifer Sneed
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96 reviews • North Carolina
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
A Good Resource
Rated 4 out of 5
March 30, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This was a helpful addition to our Forensic Unit Study.
Classroom Primer
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118 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Creative and easy to use
Rated 4 out of 5
March 12, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This was a great introduction to forensics for my elective class. My only suggestion for improvement would be the layout of the answer sheet. Students weren't always sure where to put certain information (ex. how to collect evidence vs what they learned from the evidence) so I had to re-explain that multiple times. I will make some changes for the future. Otherwise it was a ready to go resource!
Erin Kirkpatrick
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108 reviews • Minnesota
Grades taught: 7th, 8th
Great no prep resource!
Rated 5 out of 5
February 10, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This worked well with my high school students. I would definitely recommend!
Erica S.
67 reviews • New York
Grades taught: 11th, 12th
Fun for students
Rated 5 out of 5
January 7, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
I have used a lot of resources from "science of curiosity" and always find them to be easy to use. This one is set up for online use and I used it for an in class and online assignment. My students enjoyed having to find the evidence in the crime scenes. I do recommend that you show them how to find the first one so they know how to look. There is also a google quiz for the students.
Kim C.
3 reviews
Grades taught: 11th, 12th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Engaging Lesson
Rated 5 out of 5
November 16, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
My students enjoyed this lesson and were able to learn about evidence collection. I loved the idea of a no-prep lesson.
Lana H.
64 reviews • Florida
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Awesome Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
July 29, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This makes my life so much easier...especially when given no curriculum. I highly recommend.
Stephanie Davidson
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657 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: 12th
Rated 5 out of 5
July 18, 2025
Using these for my homeschool student studying forensic science. These files are thorough and a great addition to our studies.
Tosha F.
176 reviews
Grades taught: 9th

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