Lab Overview
Students work in teams to analyze crime scene evidence such as fingerprints, footwear impressions, white powder, ink and fiber evidence to determine who stole a valuable object from the Museum.
- Grades: 4th - 8th
- Capacity: 35 students
- Duration: 65 minutes
- Cost: $90
- Offered Monday-Thursday at 10:15 and 11:45 am
Illinois Learning Standards
The content of this lab aligns with the following Illinois Learning Standards:
- State Goal 4: 4.A, B
- State Goal 5: 5.A, B, C
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