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Forensics for Kids: The Science and History of Crime Solving, With 21 Activities
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Forensics for Kids: The Science and History of Crime Solving, With 21 Activities in Franklin, TN
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Forensics for Kids: The Science and History of Crime Solving, With 21 Activities in Franklin, TN
Current price: $18.99
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2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist
What kind of science does it take to solve a crime?
Forensics for Kids
provides the complete history of forensic science, giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the crime-solving advancements that led to modern forensics. Author Melissa Ross reveals fascinating stories, famous cases, pioneers who led the way, and what forensics might look like in the future.
Twenty-one engaging activities offer readers hands-on experiences with modern forensic methods.
Kids will:
Collect and compare fingerprints
Use chromatography
to investigate a writing sample
Match hair samples
with volunteer “suspects”
Recreate a face with clay
on a small plastic skull
Make a plaster cast of a shoeprint
and
compare it to a shoe print database
And much more!
Kids can become the next real-life Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew after exploring the science of forensics.
What kind of science does it take to solve a crime?
Forensics for Kids
provides the complete history of forensic science, giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the crime-solving advancements that led to modern forensics. Author Melissa Ross reveals fascinating stories, famous cases, pioneers who led the way, and what forensics might look like in the future.
Twenty-one engaging activities offer readers hands-on experiences with modern forensic methods.
Kids will:
Collect and compare fingerprints
Use chromatography
to investigate a writing sample
Match hair samples
with volunteer “suspects”
Recreate a face with clay
on a small plastic skull
Make a plaster cast of a shoeprint
and
compare it to a shoe print database
And much more!
Kids can become the next real-life Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew after exploring the science of forensics.
2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist
What kind of science does it take to solve a crime?
Forensics for Kids
provides the complete history of forensic science, giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the crime-solving advancements that led to modern forensics. Author Melissa Ross reveals fascinating stories, famous cases, pioneers who led the way, and what forensics might look like in the future.
Twenty-one engaging activities offer readers hands-on experiences with modern forensic methods.
Kids will:
Collect and compare fingerprints
Use chromatography
to investigate a writing sample
Match hair samples
with volunteer “suspects”
Recreate a face with clay
on a small plastic skull
Make a plaster cast of a shoeprint
and
compare it to a shoe print database
And much more!
Kids can become the next real-life Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew after exploring the science of forensics.
What kind of science does it take to solve a crime?
Forensics for Kids
provides the complete history of forensic science, giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the crime-solving advancements that led to modern forensics. Author Melissa Ross reveals fascinating stories, famous cases, pioneers who led the way, and what forensics might look like in the future.
Twenty-one engaging activities offer readers hands-on experiences with modern forensic methods.
Kids will:
Collect and compare fingerprints
Use chromatography
to investigate a writing sample
Match hair samples
with volunteer “suspects”
Recreate a face with clay
on a small plastic skull
Make a plaster cast of a shoeprint
and
compare it to a shoe print database
And much more!
Kids can become the next real-life Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew after exploring the science of forensics.




















