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Print Hints

Print Hints

In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how forensic investigators collect prints from a crime scene. Learners make hand impressions in damp sand and analyze the patterns they observe. Learners also set up mock crime scenes and analyze thumbprints and shoe prints.

Keywords:
Social Sciences, Footprint, History/Policy/Law, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Biological Science, Forensics, The Nature of Science, Crime Scene, Detective, Physics, Conducting Investigations, Health/Medicine, Crime, Chemistry, General, Earth System Science, Data Representation, Data Analysis, Shoe Print, Science and Society, Asking Questions, Materials Science, Physical Sciences, Life Science, Physical Science, Sand, Hand Print, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Mathematics, Data Collection, Biodiversity, Gathering Data, Engineering, The Scientific Process, General Science, Technology, Classification, Data Analysis and Probability, Human Body, Forensic Scientist, Evidence, Education, Formulating Explanations
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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