Kemtec® Paper Trail Kit

Grades 5-8. Introduce middle school students to the excitement of forensics with this document analysis kit.

• Perform physical and chemical analyses on a variety of inks and papers
• Use techniques such as chromatography and microscopy
• Analyze documents for authenticity and use an alignment tool to analyze handwriting
• Create and retrieve hidden messages
• Prepare forged and authenticated documents
• Meets National Standards for grades 5-8
• Items required, but not included: microscopes, 100-watt desk lamp and/or hotplates, lemon juice, spray starch, newspaper, scissors, water, white paper, and paperclips
• Allow 3 hours of lab time
• Requires 4-5 class periods