SilverMoon Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If you've done forensic science with your kids, what extras did you find worthwhile? Experience with Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments? Or other suggestions to make this a lab credit? Virtual labs? I've been searching, but so many require access to particular labs, slides, and such. The CSI website looks good. Murder at Oil Fields maybe. Favorite DVDs? We'd love to add some movies or seasons. The kids will start 10th and 11th soon. I'd like to season this with fun extras. We've got a Saferstein text and website, and I've seen the Bsapp and GPB freebies. I'll see if the local PD will give us a tour of their lab, and we have a couple friends that are experts in particular areas who would do a fieldtrip of sorts for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 We've got a Saferstein text and website, and I've seen the Bsapp and GPB freebies. This is pretty much exactly what we did. I didn't count it as a lab science and I did find a couple of websites (I remember a virtual lab tour) and some good Youtube videos, but I just checked and I must have deleted that folder of bookmarks, so I'm really no help at all. Ds and I did really enjoy it though :). The links from the Pearson websites were hit and miss, but try them, because some of them were really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'm teaching this at co-op this year. I'm offering it as a full year course and either half a credit for lab if that is all they do, or if they do the textbook too, it could be a full credit. I'm using Crime Scene Investigations Real Life Science-Labs for Grades 6-12. The labs themselves I think will be lots of fun; creating a crime scene they have to sketch, analyzing fingerprints, blood typing, soils, footprints, fabrics, blood spatter, etc. I can't say more since we haven't done it yet, but it looks good on paper. LOL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have had this site bookmarked for ageshttp://bsapp.com/forensics_illustrated/. It looks great. Dd ended up using a Coursera class from a University in Singapore for her main forensics study. She really enjoyed the class. Not sure when it will be offered again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Thanks! I am trying to make this a lab credit, probably with a combo of hands on and virtual, since the virtual offers tools we don't have access to. I'd love to hear any other ideas. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth78 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 We are attempting this as a lab science as well. I think we are going to use Winter Promise human body and forensics. Have you seen it or anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 I haven't seen WP's set in person, but I did glance at their set last week. DS/11th will try poking his eyes with sporks if he has to do anymore biology in this lifetime. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 This may not be what the OP is looking for, but I thought someone might find it useful. Our main chemistry textbook this year was Investigating Chemistry: A Forensic Science Perspective. It was written by a community college professor, so high school is probably the earliest I would recommend it for most students. True crime investigations and the science used in them are the basis for introducing beginning chemistry. It was the perfect chemistry book for us. We didn't finish it because it covered more than a high school entry level chemistry class. My daughter read most, if not all of it, but she didn't actively study every single chapter. I contacted the publisher to access online student resources and teacher's manual. So grateful to have found it! Maybe someone else will find it a good fit as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 This may not be what the OP is looking for, but I thought someone might find it useful. Our main chemistry textbook this year was Investigating Chemistry: A Forensic Science Approach. It was written by a community college professor, so high school is probably the earliest I would recommend it for most students. True crime investigations and the science used in them are the basis for introducing beginning chemistry. It was the perfect chemistry book for us. We didn't finish it because it covered more than a high school entry level chemistry class. My daughter read most, if not all of it, but she didn't actively study every single chapter. I contacted the publisher to access online student resources and teacher's manual. So grateful to have found it! Maybe someone else will find it a good fit as well. Ack! I just realized I wrote the title incorrectly. It should read: Investigating Chemistry: A Forensics Science Perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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