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This resource can be used to help students deepen their understanding of heritable traits, probability, Punnett Squares, and even genotypes vs phenotypes in a way that is fun and relevant. Students will pretend to be Jurassic Park scientists helping Dr. Wu to carry out various lab tasks related to genetics! This resource includes two versions of the assignment: An "on-paper" version for grades 5th-8th, where students work through Punnett Squares and end by designing and then drawing their own

This resource can be used as an in class supplement to enrich learning about the electromagnetic spectrum, light, and color; or it can be used as an at home, extra credit assignment. This resource includes a link to a free, high quality episode of Bill Nye The Science Guy, a student video guide with three sections, and a teacher answer key.

This activity can be used to help your students understand the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. I like to use it as an introduction to my unit on observation and perception. It is a super fun introductory activity to help students understand why eyewitness testimony may be unreliable!

Teachers can use this resource to have students interact with and analyze the various characteristics of handwriting after they've studied forgery.

I use this worksheet to follow up our discussion of how the economy and environment are interconnected. After we go over examples of environmental economics (including cost-benefit analysis) students can use this worksheet to practice cost-benefit on a smaller scale that is more relevant to their everyday life.

This worksheet accompanies a 41:23 long 48 Hour episode titled "The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder." The episode is linked in the assignment and is free to watch. This worksheet could be assigned in class or as supplemental material for home!

This multi page worksheet walks students through various articles on the University of California San Francisco website. Each article details specifics of the university tests hair in their Hair Analytical Lab. Using this worksheet, students can gain a better understanding of what type of analysis may occur in a forensic laboratory when it comes to hair evidence.

This worksheet helps students to differentiate between heat, light, and sound energy.

This resource can be used as an in-class or at-home virtual lab/activity to deepen students' understanding of blood typing. This resource includes the link to the free virtual lab, a lab guide with questions, and a teacher's answer key.

In this assignment, you'll find a link to the 52-minute forensic entomology documentary "True Crimes: Bugs Catch a Killer," a video question guide with 25 questions, and an answer key! I like to use this documentary to expand my student's understanding of the significance and background of forensic entomology. It would also be a good documentary for a sub day!

Teachers can use this to evaluate their students' participation in a mock crime scene. This rubric follows the "Seven S's of Crime Scene Investigation"

This presentation includes 38 slides that cover the following objectives: Describe the purpose of Forensic ScienceExplain the role of responsibilities in Forensic Science Distinguish between observation and perception Distinguish between fact and opinion in testimony Describe ways to improve observation skillsDescribe effective techniques that results in accurate eyewitness interviews Develop your observational skills and ability to assess the validity of eyewitness accounts Design an experiment

Use this template to guide your students through researching forensically significant insects. They will select one insect of interest and make a poster!

This worksheet can be used to assess student's understanding while making oobleck! Oobleck recipes can be found online.

Taking a Look at the Innocence Project: Eyewitness Misidentification is a worksheet that guides students through independent reading and research regarding the realities of faulty eyewitness testimony.

This worksheet helps students review nomenclature and ratios for chemical compounds

This worksheet covers controlled substances in context of Forensic Toxicology. Students will review the different types of controlled substances and their value as evidence.

This is a note-taker I use to help my students organize their notes on Forensic Impressions. It is the start of a tree map that they can use to take notes as they work through the chapter on impressions.

Students can use this worksheet to help them research fossils!

Use this worksheet to extend a lesson on tsunamis, natural disasters, or waves! Students will be able to independently do research on tsunamis and reflect on what they already know.