'Forensic Files' Video Guide - 30+ Forensic Files Listed by Topic!
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This bundle includes these Forensic Science resources from Science of Curiosity:Forensics Arson Investigation - NO PREP! Students listen to a action-packed audio drama about an arson/murder investigation (check HERE to be sure your school supports this audio story!)Blood Spatter Lab - Student centerPrice $28.40Original Price $35.50Save $7.10
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Find the perfect Forensic File video episode for your students to watch - one that is related to the topic you are studying!
'Forensic Files' Videos are FREE on the internet (YouTube, Peacock, imdb) - and a fantastic way to show your students Crime Scene Investigators in action!
My first year teaching Forensics I spent hours each weekend previewing Forensic Files videos, looking for ones that matched the particular Evidence topic I was teaching that week. I compiled them into a reference list that I use every year - and now you can use it too!
This list includes 34 (and counting!) of my favorite episodes arranged by topic, and includes a short description of the case and evidence used to solve it. Each time I find another episode worthy of the list, it is added!
Topics Include -
- Trace Evidence (hair, fiber, paint, soil)
- Fingerprints
- Blood spatter
- DNA (and mitochondrial DNA)
- Impressions (shoe impressions, tire tread impressions)
- Ballistics
- Toxicology
- Document examination and handwriting analysis
- Explosives (pipe bomb, letter bomb)
- Pathology
- Anthropology
- Entomology
Every Forensic Files video has been screened - I excluded any episodes that contained excessive language, nudity, or were overly graphic. There are three videos that include a word or image that may be too much for your students, so I have put a note and a time stamp beside them for you to be aware and maybe skip though that part.
Also, take advantage of this FREE resource to get the MOST learning out of each Forensic File episode! My students complete a Forensics True Crime Video Response Guide each time we watch one. It's formatted to work with any episode, and is a great way to focus students' attention to the Evidence in the case. The guide can also be used for True Crime articles and True Crime books!
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Check out the other Forensic Science Resources available at Science of Curiosity
- Arson Investigation - NO PREP
- Forensic Footwear Impression Evidence Notes + Activities + Review
- Tire Impression Evidence Activity - Match Tire Impressions with the suspect's tire - NO PREP! Digital!
- Digital DNA Fingerprint Activity! Learn the process of DNA Fingerprinting! Make four DNA Fingerprints! Solve a Murder Case!
- How to Process a Crime Scene - NO PREP digital or in class resource with everything you need to teach the basics of crime scene processing
- Evidence Collection Online Interactive - Learn the basics by exploring a crime scene!
- Innocence Project Project - Importance of DNA Forensic Evidence
- Blood Spatter Lab - Student centered, learn by doing
- Forensic Files Video List - find the perfect Forensic Files video for every topic
- Forensic File Video Guide - FREE
- True Crime Book Project: Increase literacy in your Forensic Science Class!
- Murder In Miniature Forensics Project - students create their own crime scene diorama and then process the scene as an Investigator. Complete with full rubric, PowerPoint and photos of example projects
- Forensic Science Careers Project - NO PREP students choose a career and follow the 100 pt rubric to create a digital poster
- The Innocence Project Project! Research men and women who have spent years of their live behind bars - until Post Conviction DNA testing proved their innocence.
- Teach Forensic DNA Evidence! Teacher Slides + Notes - Forty one Google Slides all about the history, uses, and limitations of DNA Evidence, plus four page Student Notes sheet and Google Form review questions!
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