Program for:
K12 Teacher
K12 Student
Experience Type:
Academic Preparation
Duration:
One-time experience
Center/Department:
The Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department
Our one-hour program “MCDB CSIS” is designed as a hands-on introduction to biologically based forensic science for 5th through 9th grade students. We present the students with a fictional crime scene and allow them to determine the culprit by analyzing the chemical and biological evidence. This activity both introduces students to a variety of scientific techniques and encourages them to think systematically and logically through a problem.