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Forensic Entomology Station Activity- Print and Digital
Get your students engaged in FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY with this NO-PREP, station review activity. These 10 stations are ready to implement and DIFFERENTIATED for 10 different learning styles! I have included everything that you'll need- just print and go! Need a digital option? No problem! I have also included a digital, Google Slides, version of this resource, making it perfect for distance learning, flipped classrooms, online courses and traditional classrooms. What's Included:⭐10 differentiated s
9th - 12th
Forensics, Science
Middle School Forensics Evidence Puzzler Crime Scene Investigation Activity CSI
Transform your students into CSI Lab Technicians with this Middle School Forensics Evidence Puzzler! In this Crime Scene Investigation Activity, students will analyze and identify crime scene evidence using clues, decoding skills, teamwork, and critical thinking. Rather than solving the crime, they'll play a crucial role in providing essential forensic data to help detectives crack the case. This engaging, low-prep CSI activity is perfect for bringing hands-on forensic science into your cl
6th - 9th
Forensics, Science
Middle School Forensics - Impression Evidence - Shoe Print Lab - CSI Activity
Turn your students into CSI agents-in-training with this interactive, hands-on shoe print lab! Designed for middle and high school forensic science classes, this engaging resource explores shoe tread impression evidence through guided lessons, matching activities, and real-world application exercises. What’s Included? (50 pages of forensic fun!) 5-page Shoe Print Reference Catalog featuring 24 unique shoe patterns2-page guided lesson covering shoe prints, impressions, & collection methodsStu
6th - 9th
Forensics, Other (Science), Science
Mega Forensics Activity Bundle - Lessons Puzzles Murder Mysteries & Evidence
Unlock a comprehensive forensics experience with this engaging bundle covering everything from DNA and blood evidence to fingerprints, trace evidence, and murder mysteries! Perfect for forensic science enthusiasts, this growing collection includes lessons, PowerPoints, puzzles, and interactive activities designed to captivate students and spark investigative thinking. What’s Included in This Bundle:Forensic Science FoundationsWelcome Sign for your Forensics ClassroomBioMedical Forensics Car
6th - 10th
Forensics, Science
Middle School Forensic Science Fingerprint Lesson and Task Cards - CSI Activity
Engage your students in an interactive, ready-to-use fingerprint analysis unit! This resource is packed with engaging PowerPoints, hands-on worksheets, and over 100 task cards, making it the perfect addition to your forensic science, criminal justice, or STEM classroom. With minimal prep required, simply print, cut, and laminate for multiple uses. No fingerprinting kit? No problem! A loop or magnifying lens is helpful but not required. What’s Included?PowerPoint Lessons:✔ 17-slide Fingerpri
7th - 9th
Forensics, Science
Calculating Time of Death with PEMDAS - Middle School Forensic Science Activity
Step into the role of a City Coroner and master the science of determining time of death in this engaging Middle School Forensics Activity! With real-world math applications, students will use PEMDAS to solve forensic calculations just like professional investigators. This low-prep, easy-to-use activity is a perfect cross-curricular resource combining math and forensic science! What’s Included:✔ Calculation Guide Card – Learn the forensic formulas ✔ Teacher-Guided Class Lesson – Includ
6th - 8th
Arithmetic, Forensics, Science
Middle School Forensics Fingerprinting Activity & Lesson - DNA Structure - CSI
Take your students on a hands-on forensic science adventure as they explore DNA structure, DNA evidence, and key DNA vocabulary while applying their sleuthing skills to identify DNA found at a crime scene. This comprehensive bundle includes everything needed for an engaging and interactive learning experience! What’s Included?15-Slide PowerPoint Lesson – Covers DNA structure, evidence, and real-world applications4-Page Student Worksheet – Reinforces key conceptsDNA Structure Guide Card – Vis
6th - 9th
Biology, Forensics, Science
Mystery Disease STEM Activity - Calculating Attack Rate Worksheet - Epidemiology
Engage your students in a fun, hands-on epidemiology activity where they act as disease detectives to uncover what food made party guests sick! This interactive medical diagnosis activity is perfect for reinforcing math skills, critical thinking, and real-world public health concepts. Ideal for middle and high school health science, medical careers, and biology classes, this resource can be used as a standalone lesson or as part of a mystery illness unit. What’s Included?Teacher’s Guide (
6th - 9th
Forensics, Math, Science
Super Sleuth Coder Crackers - Forensic Science Activity - Middle School STEM
Crack the codes. Solve the mystery. Work like real detectives!This engaging classroom activity challenges students to work in teams as they analyze evidence, use deductive reasoning, and crack secret codes to solve 6 case files. Designed to build critical thinking, teamwork, and logic skills, this low-prep resource is the perfect way to spark interest at the start of a forensic science unit—or just to break up the routine with something fun and interactive! What’s Included:Teacher instructions
6th - 9th
Forensics
Blood Typing Activity: Task Cards for Forensic Science & Biology
Put away the books and worksheets, pull out these fun engaging task cards for some playtime. While working with the cards, students will learning about blood types and blood type compatibility as they identify who can save a life with blood donation. Click here to SAVE 30% on this activity with our Blood Typing Activity Bundle.The 84 task cards cover: 6 reaction cards - agglutination9 blood type matching cards9 blood test results matching cards18 blood test typing matching cards24 blood type id
6th - 10th
Biology, Forensics, Science
Forensics | Task Cards - EDITABLE FULL YEAR BUNDLE
This is a growing bundle of task card resources for a high school forensics class! More will be added as they are made! Soon to be a FULL YEAR bundle of task cards! Included: - Intro to Forensics - Intro to Crime Scenes - Hair Evidence - Fiber Evidence - Blood Spatter Analysis - Death - Tool Marks, Casts, Impressions - Fingerprints - DNA Fingerprinting - Toxicology - Anthropology - Handwriting Analysis - Ballistics
10th - 12th
Forensics
Forensics | Blood Spatter Analysis Task Cards - EDITABLE
These task cards are a tool to help students review knowledge on different types of blood spatter found at a crime scene and what kind of information that blood can tell us! The task cards include the following concepts: - Passive, transfer and projectile spatter - High, medium, low velocity spatter - Angle of impact (what it is and how to find it) - Lines and point of convergence - Spikes and satellites - String method - Other examples of different types of spatter - Practice problems and diag
10th - 12th
Biology, Forensics, Science
Also included in: Forensics | Task Cards - EDITABLE FULL YEAR BUNDLE
Forensics | Fiber as Evidence Rescue Mission (Digital Escape Room)
This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to review using fiber as evidence while informally and generally assessing your students on content. Can be used as a digital product or a printed product. Product includes: - Introduction & how to use - A link to the EDITABLE digital breakout room using a locked Google form - Escape cards with decoder puzzles for each level - Student answer sheet to help decode - Teacher answer key - QR codes on the back of decoder puzzles that link to re
10th - 12th
Forensics
Forensics | Tool Marks, Cast & Impressions Task Cards - EDITABLE
32 (now editable, YAY!) task cards designed to test your students' knowledge on tool marks found at a crime, casts and impressions. Topics these task cards cover are: - What tool marks are - Types of tool marks (abrasion, cutting, indentation) - What can cause tool marks - How to collect tool mark evidence - Tool mark database - Types of impressions (patent, latent, plastic) - Treads - Collection of shoe evidence - When to use different types of impressions - Tire impressions - Types of tire mar
10th - 12th
Forensics, Science
Also included in: Forensics | Task Cards - EDITABLE FULL YEAR BUNDLE
Forensic Entomology Case Studies, 12 Cases, 4 Activities + Bonus!, Print and Go
Engage your students with the fascinating (and sometimes gross!) world of Forensic Entomology! This comprehensive, "Print & Go" resource takes students on a journey from 13th-century China to modern-day CSI labs, exploring how insects act as silent witnesses to crimes. Whether you are teaching Forensics, Criminal Justice, Biology, or Law Enforcement, these case studies provide the perfect blend of historical narrative and hard science. What’s Included?This bundle features 12 detailed case stu
7th - 12th
Archaeology, Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics
Forensics | Handwriting Analysis + Forgery Task Cards - EDITABLE
These 24 task cards are used as a review in my classroom to allow students to interact with their notes and get them moving around the room but they can be used in so many different ways - now with an editable PPT as well as a PDF for quick print and go! Topics included in these task cards are: - What document analysis is - Examples of document analysis - Forgery, fraudulence, counterfeit - Graphology This product also includes a student answer sheet and an answer key! Please feel free to email
10th - 12th
Biology, Forensics
Also included in: Forensics | Task Cards - EDITABLE FULL YEAR BUNDLE
Middle School Forensics Calculating Time of Death - Forensic Science Math Skills
Turn your classroom into a crime lab as students apply real-life math skills to solve forensic time of death scenarios! This interactive activity challenges learners to calculate the time of death for 16 different "victims" using body temperature and elapsed time formulas. Engaging, hands-on, and standards-aligned—this resource builds both critical thinking and math fluency while keeping students hooked from start to finish. What’s Included:16 Time of Death Scenario Cards (Each with unique deta
6th - 9th
Basic Operations, Forensics, Science
Fingerprint Case Studies Stations, 10 Case Studies, Fully Editable
Bring real-world forensic science into your classroom with this set of 10 Fingerprinting Case Studies! Each case study includes a short, student-friendly reading paired with a set of thought-provoking discussion questions. Students can work individually or in groups to analyze how fingerprint evidence shaped some of the most famous criminal investigations in history. To support structured learning, this resource also comes with an Answer Sheet for students to record their responses and reflec
7th - 12th
Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Government
Human Brain: How We Use Our Brains Activity Packet.
Fun and practical way to learn about the human brain. Worksheets are designed to work with basic biology text book and provides option of using online resources as well. Answer sheets provided for all worksheets. CLICK here to SAVE 20% on this activity with our Brain-iac Bundle.Designed for single lobe learning and whole brain concept. Card come on 2 sizes and are laid out for single printing or mass classroom production. Recommend printing card on card stock and laminating for a longer life an
7th - 10th
Anatomy, Biology, Forensics
Time of Death Calculations Task Cards (Print & Digital)
Give your forensics students practice with Time of Death Calculations with these 16 NO-PREP task cards. Each card features a question that relates to using rigor, algor and livor mortis to calculate time of death. Students will answer each question on the provided student answer document and you can use the provided answer key to grade quickly and effortlessly. Want to make changes to a question or add questions? No problem! I have made these task cards editable so that you can custom
9th - 12th
Anatomy, Forensics, Science
Forensics | Hair as Evidence Task Cards
32 task cards designed to test your students' knowledge on the different parts of hair and how hair is used in a forensic investigation. Topics these task cards cover are: - Parts of a strand of hair (follicle, shaft & parts of the shaft) - Types of cuticles - Role of hair - Hairs from different areas - Animal vs. Human hairs - Medullary index - Racial differences in follicles - Hair growth cycle - Ind. vs class evidence - Microscopes used Student worksheet and answer key is INCLUDED!
9th - 12th
Forensics
Also included in: Forensics | Task Cards - EDITABLE FULL YEAR BUNDLE
Crime Scene Investigation Review Task Cards
Are you looking for a no-prep review activity for your forensics class? These Crime Scene Investigation Review Task Cards are the perfect way to review the content that you've covered in class. In this resource, I have included 36 EDITABLE task cards that review the following: ★Steps of Crime Scene Investigation ★Types of Evidence ★Crime Scene Photography ★Crime Scene Sketching ★Packaging and Collecting Evidence ★Chain of Custody Need to make changes? No problem! Edit the questions to fit your
10th - 12th
Criminal Justice - Law, Forensics, Science
Forensic Science Exploration Stations: Hands-On Intro to Forensics Activity!
Engage Your Students with Real-World Forensic Science Investigations!Are your students tired of traditional lectures? Do you need an engaging, hands-on way to introduce forensic science? Many teachers struggle to keep students actively involved in learning about crime scene investigations, forensic techniques, and real-world applications of science. This Forensic Science Exploration Stations resource transforms your classroom into an interactive forensic lab, where students become crime scene
10th - 12th
Forensics, General Science, Science
Forensic Science Career Stations Activity
Are your students doing a forensics unit? Are they interested in the different careers available in forensic science? This is a great activity that will expose them to 10 forensic science careers! Each poster has a quick informational text about a forensics career (10 careers total). Students will have: 1) an overview of forensic science sheet, 2) a graphic organizer to visit each "career station" and record 3 interesting take-aways, and 3) a self-reflection "Forensics and Me" sheet where th
3rd - 8th
Balanced Literacy, Forensics, General Science
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About science forensics task cards resources
On TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers), Science Forensics Task Cards Resources can help students practice forensic science concepts through short, focused prompts. These resources often connect to observation, evidence analysis, and problem-solving in a way that feels active and student-friendly. Teachers use them to bring a hands-on feel to science lessons without needing a full lab setup. They are a practical fit for classrooms that want engaging review with clear academic purpose.
Teachers can find task cards, lesson plans, worksheets, station activities, and assessments that support forensics topics. Some sets focus on shoe prints, time of death, DNA, or other evidence-based skills, while others work as broad forensic science review. Task cards are helpful because they break learning into smaller pieces, which makes them easier to use in centers, partner work, or quick check-ins. Many resources also include answer keys, recording pages, and editable options, which can save preparation time.
In the classroom, a teacher might use these task cards during a science station rotation, a review day, or a sub plan. Students can move through cards independently, discuss evidence with a partner, or complete them in small groups for a more collaborative challenge. This makes it easy to keep the lesson moving while still checking for understanding. It also gives teachers a ready-made way to reinforce forensic science skills without building every activity from scratch.
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