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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Who Done It? Dna Fingerprinting and Forensics

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA fingerprinting (also known as DNA profile analysis and DNA typing), is a method of distinguishing between individuals by analyzing patterns in their DNA. This project focuses on the first method of DNA fingerprinting to be developed,...
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New York University

Mug Shots and Evidence: Alphonse Bertillon

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource highlights Alphonse Bertillon's contribution to forensic science with the standardized mug shot.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Why Is Dna Important

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what DNA is and how much information lies stored in its structure, and discusses the many applications of the science of DNA in agriculture, forensic science, human genetics, etc.
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PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Unearthing Secret America

For Students 9th - 10th
The fun part of history is finding the clues that unlock the secrets of the past. This is the companion site to the TV show with Alan Alda that features archeological discoveries. Students will find interesting lessons from the past on...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dna Fingerprint Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
These photographs supplied by Genelex Corporation depict actual DNA fingerprints and show the types of information that can be gleaned from them.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meet Jared Roop

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Jared Roop, forensics/analytical chemist and Cardinals fan!
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated article describes various applications of biotechnology as related to medicine, agriculture, and forensic science.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Galactic Collision

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "Forensic Evidence of a Galactic Collision" this site examines specific details of an image displaying the collision involving the Andromeda Galaxy with a neighboring galaxy (Messier 32) more than 200 million years ago.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Analysis of Organic Materials Analysis of Organic Materialsv

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive interactive tutorial continues to explore the forensic science field. Learn how organic materials of evidence are analyzed and what the various types of chromatography are, especially why they are so important to this...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Wanted Butch and Sundance: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine how forensic anthropologists use data to investigate skeletal remains and use a data chart to estimate how tall a person might have been from the length of his or her bones.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Physical Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Who Killed the Iceman?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website provides a lesson plan (grades 8-12) for a science class on the examination of two different mummies, one being the Iceman from the Alps who is believed to be 5,300 years old while the other is an Inca girl about 500 years...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution: Scientists at the Smithsonian

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of video interviews with twenty Smithsonian scientists who work in a scientific areas as vastly different as measuring the moon and figuring out what kinds of birds collide with aircraft. An interesting way to...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Detectives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A hands-on activity from Access Excellence for advanced biology classes. Students are given a crime scenario and three suspects. Their mission is to determine 'Who Dunnit?' by obtaining and analyzing DNA samples. Requires extensive...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Molecular Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive learning module allows AP Biology students to explore DNA and molecular genetics. The study also covers the concepts of biotechnology.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Firearms, Ballistics,tool Marks and Arson

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial you will learn how firearms and tools are manufactured and used in such a way that subtle variations can exist. These subtle differences enable investigators to link weapons and tools to a particular crime...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Quick Guide to the Different Types of Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
The field of archaeology has been specializations that investigate the past through many different lenses, e.g., environmental relationships, landscape study, and aerial investigation. This resource describes many of these specialties.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Spectral Detection

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site provides a brief discussion of the invention of the first work spectroscopes and their impact on forensic science.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence Mysteries: The Mystery Spot

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are a list of interesting interactive mysteries to go along with your science lessons. Students go through a short story and then try to solve the mystery. Topics include space, environmental issues, disease, and forensics. These...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Traits of Life: The Body Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the research on body decomposition undertaken by University of Tennessee researcher William Bass (since retired) at the university's forensic research center, popularly known as the body farm.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Dna Evidence Works

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article by An Meeker-O'Connell, discover how DNA evidence is processed before it goes to court.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Lesson Plans Library K 5

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents a lesson plan library which holds hundreds of lesson plans organized by grade level and subject area. Often rooted with an Internet research piece, each lesson plan contains specific objectives, procedures,...
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Cyberbee

Cyberbee: Who Dunnit?

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you are a crime scene investigation (CSI) fan, then you will love this site! You get to be the detective by examining the evidence, viewing the crime scene, dusting for fingerprints, interviewing the suspects, and solving the crime.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Laetoli Footprints

For Students 9th - 10th
This Evolution video segment describes how the famous track fossils known as the Laetoli footprints might have been formed and what they can reveal about the creatures who left them.

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