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In this forensics activity, learners solve a mystery using ___DNA___ taken from the scene of the crime. This activity describes how to collect a ___DNA sample___ (learner-invented DNA sequence on a roll of paper) from the culprit and from each learner in the group, then run the DNA on a ___gel___ that covers the floor of the classroom, a hallway, or gymnasium. The crime-scene investigation aspect can become as elaborate as you wish by including additional ___clues___ such as fingerprints, a ransom note written in a specific type of ink, cloth fibers, eyewitness accounts and more.

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