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During 2008, Brunswick South, Port Melbourne and Tungamah primary schools joined together with CSIRO Education and La Trobe University to offer an online, multi-media Forensic Science program. The program was funded by a Federal Government grant through the Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) project.

The program was divided into two parts: an in-school Forensic Science unit, which was taught in each of the partner schools in the first half of the project and an online Forensic Challenge, which was undertaken by cross-school groups of students in the second half.

Students were surveyed prior to the in-school unit to determine their level of knowledge about Forensic Science:

Sample student surveys: one / two / three

Survey summary PowerPoint pdf

Below are samples of the teaching resources developed for the program, as well as samples of the work prepared by students throughout the year.

Acknowledgement: This material has been developed as a part of the Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics Project funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Training as a part of the Boosting Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics Teaching (BISTMT) Programme.

 

Blood

Blood PowerPoint pdf

Blood Drop Analysis PowerPoint pdf

 

 

Worksheets:

Blood Drop Analysis

Blood Type Compatibility

Work samples:

Blood Drop Analysis: one / two / three

Worksheet samples:

Blood Drop Analysis: one / two

Blood Type Compatibility: one / two

Facial Reconstruction (using Faces software)

Sample facial reconstruction images: one / two / three

Sample "Wanted" Posters: one / two / three

Handwriting analysis

Worksheet

Work samples: one / two

Sample notes: one / two

Handwriting samples (to use with notes): one / two

"Crime scene" handwriting clue

Fingerprints

Information sheet

Worksheets:

The Four Fingerprint Types

Work samples: one / two

 

 

"Crime scene" fingerprints clue

Fingerprint microscope images: one / two / three

Fingerprint "Crime Board"

Fingerprint collection

Microscope "Evidence" Images

Ant

Grass

House fly

House fly eye

House fly leg

Nails

Sea salt

Slime

Sponge

Sticky tape

Tissue paper

Chromatography

Work samples: one / two

Recount samples: one / two / three

Foot prints (shoes)

Shoe print samples: one / two / three

Shoe print collection

Tyre prints

Worksheet

Work sample

 

 

 

 

Tyre print samples: one / two / three

DNA

DNA PowerPoint pdf

Worksheets:

24 Combinations (colour grid for teachers)

24 Combinations (blank grid for students)

Work samples: one / two / three

 

"Crime scene" DNA clue - hand drawn

"Crime scene" DNA clue - computer generated

Hair and Fibres

 

 

Hair PowerPoint pdf

"Crime scene" hair clue

"Crime scene" fibres clue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hair microscope images: one / two / three / four

Fibres microscope images: one / two / three

Witness Statements

Worksheet

Work sample: page 1 / page 2

Additional Teacher Resources

 

Crime Scene Notes

(general purpose worksheet)

Work samples: one / two / three

 

Online games:

Are You My Blood Type? Game

Blood Typing Game

Catch the Thief Level 1, 2, 3 (requires Digilearn teacher registration)

DNA Match game