Science in Focus

DNA One-Page Review ActivityEngage your students with this creative, no-prep DNA one-page review activity for Forensic Science! Students synthesize key concepts into a visually organized page using color, diagrams, and written explanations to demonstrate their understanding.This activity covers essential topics such as DNA structure, collection methods, PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA profiling, and real-world forensic applications. Students also practice connecting scientific concepts to how DNA

Crime Scene Investigation One Page Review ActivityEngage your students with this creative, no-prep one-page review activity for forensic science! Students synthesize key concepts from the Crime Scene & Evidence Unit by creating a visually organized page that combines drawings, color, and written explanations.This activity covers essential topics, including Locard’s Exchange Principle, the 7 S’s of Crime Scene Investigation, evidence types, and 4th Amendment connections. Contains student directio

Atom & Periodic Table One Page ReviewEngage your students with this creative, no-prep one page activity designed to review atomic structure and the periodic table! Students combine diagrams, color, and written explanations to demonstrate their understanding in a visually organized format.This activity covers key concepts such as atomic structure, isotopes, periodic table organization, trends, and element types (metals, nonmetals, metalloids). It’s perfect for reinforcing content while encouragin

Engage students with real-world forensic science as they estimate hours since death and time of death (TOD) using algor mortis.Students will:Calculate time of death using body temperature Apply formulas for bodies deceased less than and more than 12 hours Use temperature data to determine hours since death and estimated TOD Answer extension questions to deepen understandingIncluded:2 worksheets + answer keysWorksheet 1: Calculate hours since death and TOD (to the hour)Worksheet 2: Higher-level c

Forensic Science: Death One Page Review ActivityThis engaging one-pager review helps students organize and apply key concepts from a forensic science death investigation unit. Students demonstrate understanding of the death triad (manner, cause, and mechanism), postmortem changes (rigor, livor, and algor mortis), and decomposition through a visually structured, creative format.Learners complete four focused quadrants that incorporate timelines, calculations, diagrams, and scenario-based thinking

Distance vs. Displacement Activity (Hands-On Lab)Help students clearly understand the difference between distance and displacement with this engaging, interactive activity! Students use a coin and die to simulate movement along number lines and graphs, recording steps to calculate both total distance and displacement (including direction). This resource includes multiple scaffolded tasks that build conceptual understanding through hands-on practice, visuals, and problem-solving.Perfect for middl

Make Learning Engaging with a Card Sort!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your Science lessons with this card sort activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students distinguish between the four fundamental states of matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas, & Plasma. How It Works:Print and cut out the card pieces provided.Have students work individually or in pairs to sort each card under the correct heading.Use this as a quick formative assessment to check understanding.Whether us

Make Learning Engaging with a Domino-Style Forensics Review!Bring energy and fun into your classroom with this interactive domino-style review activity, designed specifically for Forensic Science students. This engaging resource helps students assess and reinforce their understanding of key vocabulary & information about DNA and DNA Fingerprinting. Perfect for enrichment or extension activities—especially for gifted learners—this review can be used flexibly based on your class time and instructi

Make Learning Engaging with a Card Sort!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your science lessons with this card sort activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students distinguish between the types of Circuits: Series vs Parallel. How It Works:Print and cut out the card pieces provided.Have students work individually or in pairs to sort each card under the correct heading.Use this as a quick formative assessment to check understanding without the answer sheet, or have st

Make Learning Engaging with a Scavenger Hunt!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your science lessons with this scavenger hunt activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students review blood and blood spatter. The activity can be done individually or in groups of two - four students. What's Included:Large card scavenger hunt cardsAnswer Sheet (full sheet - one sided)2 versions of a half sheet answer sheet (half sheet - front only)Answer Key

Elevate your Impressions Unit with this comprehensive Impression Evidence Worksheet! Designed to actively engage students, it helps them explore, visualize, and reinforce key concepts related to shoe, tire, and tool mark impressions. Perfect for creating a dynamic, hands-on classroom experience that brings forensic science to life.

Make Learning Engaging with a Domino-Style Forensics Review!Bring energy and fun into your classroom with this interactive domino-style review activity, designed specifically for Forensic Science students. This engaging resource helps students assess and reinforce their understanding of key vocabulary & information about Fibers. Perfect for enrichment or extension activities—especially for gifted learners—this review can be used flexibly based on your class time and instructional goals. Students

Use this ballistics infographic to enrich your Ballistics Unit, helping students actively explore, visualize, and review key concepts about the parts of a cartridge, and markings created on the bullet and cartridge in a dynamic classroom setting.

Make Learning Engaging with a Stages of Decomposition Card Sort!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your Forensic Science lessons with this card sort activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students distinguish between the five fundamental stages of decomposition: Stages 1 - 5. How It Works:Print, laminate, and cut out the card pieces provided.Have students work individually or in pairs to sort each card under the correct heading.Use this as a quick formative assessmen

Make Learning Engaging with a Card Sort!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your science lessons with this card sort activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students distinguish between the types of Matter: Pure Substances (Elements & Compounds) and Mixtures (Homogeneous & Heterogeneous). How It Works:Print and cut out the card pieces provided.Have students work individually or in pairs to sort each card under the correct heading.Use this as a quick formative assessmen

Make Learning Engaging with a Domino-Style Physical Science Review!Bring energy and fun into your classroom with this interactive domino-style review activity, designed specifically for Physical Science or Physics students. This engaging resource helps students assess and reinforce their understanding of key vocabulary & information about Work, Power, and Machines. Perfect for enrichment or extension activities—especially for gifted learners—this review can be used flexibly based on your class t

Make Learning Engaging with a Domino-Style Forensics Review!Bring energy and fun into your classroom with this interactive domino-style review activity, designed specifically for high school Forensics students. This engaging resource helps students assess and reinforce their understanding of key vocabulary from the Ballistics Unit in Forensics. Perfect for enrichment or extension activities—especially for gifted learners—this review can be used flexibly based on your class time and instructiona

Make Learning Engaging with a Scavenger Hunt!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your science lessons with this scavenger hunt activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students review solutions. The activity can be done individually or in groups of two to four students. What's Included:Large card scavenger hunt cardsAnswer Sheet (full sheet - one sided)2 versions of a half sheet answer sheet (half sheet - front only)Answer Key

Make Learning Engaging with a Scavenger Hunt!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your science lessons with this scavenger hunt activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students review hair as evidence. The activity can be done individually or in groups of two - four students. What's Included:Large card scavenger hunt cardsAnswer Sheet (full sheet - one sided)2 versions of a half sheet answer sheet (half sheet - front only)Answer Key

Make Learning Engaging with a Scavenger Hunt!Add a hands-on, interactive twist to your science lessons with this scavenger hunt activity. Designed to reinforce key concepts, this resource helps students review the muscular system. The activity can be done individually or in groups of two - four students. What's Included:Large card scavenger hunt cardsAnswer Sheet (full sheet - one sided)2 versions of a half sheet answer sheet (half sheet - front only)Answer Key