Fingerprinting

Forensic Chemistry of Fuming for Fingerprints

Utilize alternative methods for detecting fingerprints. Examine some possible methods of gathering evidence when dusting for fingerprints is not effective. Learn to identify fingerprint types, a me... More.

Forensic Chemistry of Dusting for Fingerprints

Learn to identify and classify different types of fingerprints. Students will learn how to identify different types of fingerprints and distinguishing characteristics, as well as dusting for finger... 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.

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" ... More.

Dustless Fingerprints Kit

Crime scene investigation fascinates students and they’ll get hands-on experience with this fingerprinting kit. Include: fingerprint identification sheets, small plastic jars, transparent tap... More.

Fingerprint Analysis

This kit provides students with the opportunity to learn the techniques available for dusting and developing latent fingerprints from various surfaces. Students compare the prints to standards deve... More.

Whose Fingerprints Were Left Behind? Experiment Kit

During criminal acts, individuals often leave their fingerprints on a variety of objects. These prints, referred to as “latent prints,” are not visible to the naked eye and require prop... More.

Fingerprint Poster

Learn to identify and analyze fingerprints like a professional investigator. Includes a detailed overview of the standard patterns of fingerprints as well as how ridgeline details are used to deter... More.

Fingerprinting – A Forensic Puzzle Lab Investigation

Your class will love applying the scientific method and their own problem-solving skills to solve a mystery! Using fingerprints lifted from a fictional crime scene, students become forensic scienti... More.