Genetics/Forensic Science

Learning About DNA

Analyze DNA, chromosomes, genes, cells, and all of the components of heredity! Students use many scientific process skills to observe, analyze, debate, and report. Includes worksheets, puzzles, a research project, and a unit test. 48 pages. Grades 4-8. More.

Dusted and Busted

Forget about mistaken identity! A single fingerprint is as good as a photograph when it comes to identifying a criminal – because no two fingerprints are alike! Grades 5-12. 64 pages. More.

Shot and Framed

Blood, guts, and gore aren’t the only details crime-scene photographers record with their cameras. See how photographs are used in criminal investigations to determine how a murder happened and sometimes whodunit! 64 pages. Grades 5-12. More.

Nasco Fingerprint Poster Set

It’s CSI in the classroom! This set of three giant laminated posters illustrates the main fingerprint patterns – whorl, loop, and arch. Each laminated poster measures 11" W x 16-1/2" H. Grades 5-9. More.

DNA Colossal Concept Poster

Help students to understand the “secret life” with this dramatic display of the structure of DNA presented in precise detail. Teacher’s guide contains additional information about genes and the components of DNA. Also offers a variety ... More.

One-Hour Mysteries

What better way to motivate critical thinking and introduce forensic science than a whodunit? This book offers five motivating mysteries that your students can solve using clues and logical reasoning. Your students will become crime scene investigators,... More.

More One-Hour Mysteries

What better way to motivate critical thinking and introduce forensic science than a whodunit? This book offers five motivating mysteries that your students can solve using clues and logical reasoning. Your students will become crime scene investigators,... More.

Forensics Knowledge Card Deck

Many people have an appetite for the details of crime solving from high-tech DNA analysis to no-tech wisdom that investigators pick up on the job, and this deck rewards that fascination with 48 questions and answers like “True or False? It... More.

Crime Scene Detective

Students will feel like real investigators with this true-to-life crime scene simulation. Features a simulation involving a fire in the school library. To crack the case, students examine evidence left at the scene, interview suspects (staff mem... More.

Mystery Disease

With this problem-based learning unit, students become public health workers as they track down the source of a mysterious illness. Working in teams to solve the real-world problem and present their findings, they experience genuine higher order... More.