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Learners are given mysterious white powders and have to determine their identity with chemical tests.

Learners mix a solution containing luminol and copper with a fake blood solution. A chemical reaction between the luminol solution and fake blood (hydrogen peroxide) show learners a blue glow.

In this activity, learners explore acid and bases as they create their own invisible ink out of baking soda and grape juice.

In this forensics activity, learners solve a mystery using “DNA” taken from the scene of the crime.

In this activity, learners perform a simulated blood test procedure.

Learners analyze mixtures of dyes using filter paper chromatography. They place spots of the different dyes at the bottom of a piece of filter paper, and hang the paper to touch the surface of water.

Learners press their fingertip onto a clean Plexiglas sheet. The fingerprints are then revealed as learners dust over the print with fingerprint powder.