Fun Fab Forensics

Your high/middle school Forensics students will love this engaging Thanksgiving fowl play mystery! One of the turkeys has flown the coop, broken into the shed, and feasted on the special feed that was meant to be shared by all the animals. The students will complete short logic puzzles, observe turkey toes and impressions along with the other clues at the crime scene that will lead them to the feathery thief!

Forensic science students love deductive reasoning activities that encourages them to think! If your class loved the Deadly Picnic, then this lesson will be the perfect follow up with more details and illustrations to help visualize the suspects and the crime scene. The scene is set: a crime has been committed in the tent of the camp's Director! Someone has brazenly stolen items and ransacked his belongings, leaving behind a trail of clues and suspicion. With no access to vehicles and the neare

Your Forensic Science class is going to the Glass Station! Engage your students with glass stations to help them learn about the properties and probative value of glass. The stations work best when students work together as pairs to complete the 10 page worksheet and can be done as an introductory lesson or review activity. Most of the stations are PRINT and GO and the others require basic science room supplies that can be set-up quickly. There is a BONUS assignment included for extra credit

Quick easy filler assignment - sub plans or homework - to reinforce student understanding of maintaining the Chain of Custody! This article features the story of Annie Dookhan, a former Massachusetts state chemist who became infamous for her actions related to the manipulation of drug evidence. Her case highlights the importance of maintaining a proper chain of custody in real-life legal proceedings. Dookhan's case serves as a cautionary tale about the potential consequences of failing to main

No planning and prep involved for this creative and FUN lesson! These 12 Sketchy Characters brings a real life application of forensic science right into your classroom. This engaging lesson will grab your students' attention right away as they learn about these 12 notorious bad guys! The students will learn a bit about each crime but will focus on observing and describing the identifiable features of each man's facial structure. These features, along with a photo, will be compared to a set of

Print and go subplans! Keep your high school students engaged in learning with this fun activity for Forensic Science class. The mystery image will come alive as students color it by number when learning about creepy science and forensics facts along the way! This activity requires internet access for the students to answer the trivia questions. It is perfect for the Halloween season or anytime of the year! Note: The content of these questions vary and do include criminal activity including viol

Print and go lesson for Valentine’s Day in Forensics, or sub-plans that your high school students will love! Students will receive 30 relationship cards to sort into ten love triangles based on subtle clues given on the cards. Once sorted, your students will research each real-life love triangle and determine the crime that was committed in the name of love. Included in your lesson plan:30 Printable Relationship cards Student Instructions for sorting and researching 10 criminal casesStudent Res

Easy sub plans! Let your high school biology students have some fun on Halloween with this creepy online scavenger hunt! These 25 spooky topics range from flowers that smell like rotting flesh to headless chickens - they will be learning and having fun. These science based phenomena will create classroom discussion and interest in a variety of topics.

Crime scene sketches, eyewitness reports, investigation mistakes...this real life crime story will have your students engaged! This quick easy filler assignment can be used as sub plans, homework or a lesson during the glass unit or crime scene processing unit in Forensic Science. Your students will be so intrigued to read about the night that bullets struck the White House and the secret service failed to respond! The article provides a detailed reconstruction of the events and highlights the c

Updated link! Print and Go classwork, homework or subplans. Learning about the cell membrane's structure and function is so easy with this worksheet that uses a link to the PBS website Cell Membrane Just Passing Through. Your students will use an interactive cell membrane that demonstrates diffusion and active transport in a way that makes it clear and easy to understand. This activity can be done as an introduction to the cell membrane or as a review of the previously taught topic. The clearly

Engage them on day one! The first day of school can be so boring with students moving from one teacher to another listening to the rules in the syllabus. The rules are important but I'd rather do this Walk About on the first day to get the students out of their seats and moving around the room. It gives me a chance to observe them as they interact with one another and me. It also allows students the opportunity to preview the course as some do not know what Forensic Science encompasses. Here's h

Easy print and go lesson plan for the day before Thanksgiving break or anytime you need quick subplans. Students will research some fascinating science facts about plants and then use those answers to color a turkey. This activity can be used with high school seniors or middle school science students!