After a crime has been committed, the evidence left behind can identify a potential culprit, although a single piece of evidence is not usually enough to convict someone. Even in this age of DNA, fingerprints and blood stains are still important at helping to identify a criminal. In this experiment, your students will learn to detect and analyze fingerprints and then use these techniques to solve a classroom crime.
Students can explore the use of fingerprint evidence in the field of Forensic Science. The kit enables them to create personal ink prints using our Fingerprint Report Cards™, identify key patterns, and practice dusting for prints. They can also compare classroom fingerprints to detected crime scene evidence. The kit is a great way to introduce biometric identification or create a classroom crime scene.
Group Size: 10 Lab Groups
Storage: Room Temperature
Time Required: 50 minutes
The kit includes:
Instructions,
Fingerprint Brushes,
Magnifying lens,
Fingerprint cards,
Black dusting powder,
Grey dye dusting powder,
Fingerprint lifters.
Additional required equipment & materials (not supplied with the kit):
Safety Goggles
Disposable Gloves
Scissors
Paper Towels
Pens
Various objects for evidence prints (with a smooth surface and uniform in colour - e.g. glass beakers, jars or bottles, or plastic and metal objects).
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