Kemtec Science: Crime Scene

• Target Grades: 5-8
• Number of Students: 24 students working in six groups of four

This kit takes students through six exercises using reasoning, common sense, math skills, biology, and chemistry to identify a crime scene: Scene Mapping, Hair Analysis, Soil Analysis, Rope Analysis, Analysis of Crime Scene Trash, and Interpretation of Police Evidence. When suspects and victims enter and/or leave a crime scene they bring with them and carry away useful pieces of evidence. Students learn to conduct a proper search, like real crime scene technicians, to avoid destroying evidence. They also learn to properly gather and document evidence and make factual interpretations of a crime scene. Meets national standards for grades 5-8.

Kit Contains:

• Instructor Manual
  
• Student Investigation Packets
  
• MSDS
  
• Graph Paper
  
• Glass Slides
  
• Cover Slips
  
• Mounting Media
  
• Universal Indicator Solution
  
• Sifting Screen
  
• Soil Samples
  
• Hair Samples
  
• Rope Samples
  
• Molding Clay
  
• Trash Evidence (including 9 trace evidence samples)
  
• Plastic Spoons
  
• Magnifying Glasses

Required, But Not Included:

• Microscopes
  
• Graduated Cylinders
  
• Test Tubes
  
• Rulers
  
• Markers
  
• Notebook Paper
  
• White Paper
  
• Water