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It's harder and harder to get away with murder. Today, detectives are catching and convicting more criminals than ever before, thanks to enormous leaps in forensic science. Fingerprints, bones, hair and genetic markers are now forms of indisputable evidence, but that wasn't always the case. Revisit the most dramatic murder mysteries in history and see how forensic tools forever changed the way crimes are solved. I have created WS for the entire series and you can find them here. Each episode wor

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. Hair, skin cells, fibers, residue, and specs of dust. Sherlock Holmes and his magnifying glass made the analysis of trace evidence famous, but French scientist Edmond Locard made it a movement. Discover how his bold theories on using microscopic evidence to solve crimes helped crack a high profile murder case in 1912. Then travel forward nearly 8

Catching Killer is a series from 2012 that catalogued the historic significance of forensic science played out in current media versus its inception in historical cases. I have used it in my class to introduce topics, wrap up topics or to compare and contrast present and past contributions to forensic science. This questions are in order and I use it in high school. This one covers DNA with the footpath murders and BTK serial killer. A great resource for this video

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. For over 50 years, crime investigators have been playing a grisly game of connect the dots, linking blood spatter at violent crime scenes to ruthless killers. Join two investigations and see how the ever-evolving forensic science of bloodstain pattern analysis helped investigators solve both the 1954 murder of the wife of a prominent doctor and t

Catching Killer is a series from 2012 that catalogued the historic significance of forensic science played out in current media versus its inception in historical cases. I have used it in my class to introduce topics, wrap up topics or to compare and contrast present and past contributions to forensic science. This questions are in order and I use it in high school.

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. From a sausage factory to the hidden lair of a serial killer, skeletal remains are solving grisly murders and forever changing forensic investigations. Check out all the episodes for this series and see if this will be a perfect fit to your curriculum. It is great to jumpstart any topic in forensic science.

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. The son of Charles Lindbergh, America's favorite aviator, is kidnapped and murdered in 1932. The crime grips the nation and baffles police. It also catches the attention of a mild mannered wood expert from Wisconsin whose expertise will blow the case wide open and establish the science of forensic botany. Discover how a simple slat of wood helped

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. They've been called the "voodoo police" by some detectives, but criminal profilers are often the law's only hope of putting killers behind bars. See how these specialized agents bring felons to justice by gathering evidence, studying motives, and getting inside some very troubled minds. Then witness two landmark cases: the hunt for the Mad Bomber

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. The #1 murder weapon of choice for centuries, poison comes in millions of killer compounds. Can modern science ever detect them all? Check out all the episodes for this series and see if this will be a perfect fit to your curriculum. It is great to jumpstart any topic in forensic science.

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. See how maggots, flies, even grasshoppers have become star witnesses in some of the world's most famous murder cases. Check out all the episodes for this series and see if this will be a perfect fit to your curriculum. It is great to jumpstart any topic in forensic science.

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. Arson used to be the ideal way for a crook to make evidence go up in smoke. Not anymore. Today, fire investigators are using new techniques and modern science to catch deadly arsonists red-handed. Go back to one of the biggest turning points in fire investigation: a 1990 Jacksonville, Florida fire that left a family dead and the only adult surviv

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. Grooves inside a gun barrel leave a distinctive mark on bullets, linking bullets to weapons and victims to killers.Check out all the episodes for this series and see if this will be a perfect fit to your curriculum. It is great to jumpstart any topic in forensic science.

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. A spy uncovering government secrets from home. A serial killer hunting female escorts online. Two dangerous criminals, both of whom played a vital role in the evolution of digital forensics. We track two investigations, decades apart, detailing how cyber sleuthing was first used to snare a West German hacker in 1986, and how, years later, technic

This WS goes with the Smithsonian Channel Series Catching Killers. 2 pages of chronological questions that following seamlessly along with the episode. When a death looks suspicious, forensic pathologists take a closer look. By thoroughly examining a corpse, they can determine the cause of death and whether or not a crime has taken place. See how this forensic science first gained notoriety 100 years ago in England, when a pathologist, though autopsies and wildly unconventional research methods,

Bones was a TV show based on the life of famous Anthropologist Kathy Reichs. I made a few WS that go along with the show and talk about key points and scientific references from the year in forensic science. Any one of the WS I have created would be a great introduction to the anthropology unit. (I use it for high school students FYI)

I teach forensic Science and the activities used in our book are adequate, but lack visual appeal. I took the lab from Glass in Bertino Fundamentals & Investigations and made a pre-lab, and foldable that attaches to the post lab. My high schoolers thought it was cool. We did the preLab one day and glued together the accordion foldable. The next day we did the lab then attached it to the prelab.

A Forensic Files worksheet that goes with a youtube video about the DC Sniper. Colorful graphics and larger font makes this handout pleasing to the eye. If you want more send me comment.

In forensic science we have to discuss ballistics and the study of ballistics over time. Knowing the history of guns is a great introduction. I used an accordion template from a fellow Teacher here on TPT called Tangstar. I made a foldable that can be done in one day and placed in a composition book or added to any notes with plenty of room to spare. My students use the internet to look up each date and it's relationship to the development of guns over time.

If you teach forensic science and want to use specific episodes for a unit opener or to close it out. THis may be the right one for you. Some FBI Files are on you tube for free, but the worksheets you have seen may be too vague or not catered to the unit you are in. Try out these that I have made for my high school students.

Have you ever thought about Clue as a review game but didn't know how to work it into your classroom lesson seamlessly? This template is for you. Some of your students have never played Clue. Board games are a great way to engage the students in a review on the current topic as well the solving of a good murder mystery. I think this is useful for any subject. I teach science and will be loading science concepts Die Q & A cards later this month. Included in my digital download are: Classroom Clue