Crime Scene Science Fair Projects (Hardcover)
From School Library Journal Grade 6–10—This book does a superb job of giving new life to the boring old projects students do year after year. Harris begins with an explanation of forensic science and how it’s applied in the everyday world, followed by a discussion of how to plan for a successful project. The projects involve lie detection, lifting fingerprints, recovering data from burned documents, and so on; they use supplies that are easy to obtain and, for the most part, inexpensive. Experiments that require adult supervision...
[Continue reading: Crime Scene Science Fair Projects (Hardcover)]Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab (Hardcover)
From the Back Cover In Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, renowned forensic science expert and best-selling author Richard Saferstein presents readers with a comprehensive introduction to crime scene procedures and crime lab techniques. Ideal for courses in crime scene investigation, forensic science or criminalistics that emphasize crime scene and crime lab procedures, the book presents a vividly illustrated, highly applied, and accessible examination of forensic science in action. Features of the text include: A...
[Continue reading: Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab (Hardcover)]The Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works (Paperback)
Product DescriptionThe Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works is filled with black-and-white and color photos that capture the scene in a crime investigation. You are taken into the mind of a forensic scientist as they analyze a homicide from the time that it happens to the time it is solved. As you take the journey into the crime, you will learn about what it takes to uncover evidence using new technology that let’s you see well past the naked eye. Expertly written and filled with scientific information for the student...
[Continue reading: The Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works (Paperback)]Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science (Paperback)
From Publishers Weekly This heavily illustrated but simplistic book takes readers step by step through the stages of criminal investigation, focusing on the ever-developing field of forensic science. In many investigations, Platt writes, forensic science can offer proof “with a level of objectivity and plausibility often lacking in other forms of evidence.” Platt (Secret Worlds: Villains) begins by noting that “everyone is a suspect,” and that investigators need to keep a healthy skepticism: even confessions don’t...
[Continue reading: Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science (Paperback)]The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation (Paperback)
Review ‘The Famous Five would have cracked their cases sooner if they had packed this in their haversacks. The budding crime writer will reach for it when writing a police procedural.’, The Times .’The ultimate guide to the art of detection’, Crime Time Product Description Filled with intriguing true stories, and packed with black-and-white illustrations and photographs, The Forensic Casebook draws on interviews with police personnel and forensic scientists – including animal examiners, botanists, zoologists,...
[Continue reading: The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation (Paperback)]Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Activities for the Elementary Grades (Paperback)
Product Description Turn your elementary students into super sleuths with the 60 exciting lessons and worksheets in this unique resource! All provide complete teacher background information and reproducible activity sheets that challenge students to observe carefully, organize and record data, think critically, and conduct simple tests to solve crimes ranging from theft and dog-napping to vandalism and water pollution. Organized into four sections covering Inquiry & Technology…Earth Science…Life Science…and Physical...
[Continue reading: Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Activities for the Elementary Grades (Paperback)]Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Labs For Grades 6-12 (Paperback)
Product Description This unique resource offers activities in earth, life, and physical science as well as science inquiry and technology. The Grades 6-12 level book provides labs on life, physical, and earth science as well as critical thinking. Like real-life forensic scientists, students observe carefully, organize, and record data, think critically, and conduct simple tests to solve crimes like theft, dog-napping, vandalism and water pollution. For added fun, each resource features an original cartoon character, Investi Gator for the...
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