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In this chemistry demonstration, learners will discover that phenolphthalein is a chemical that displays different colors depending on the acidity or basicity of the environment.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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The purpose of this lab activity is to demonstrate (through simulation) how DNA fingerprinting (or DNA profiling) might be used to solve a crime.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners simulate the process of DNA fingerprinting by using electricity to separate colored dyes.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forensics) is a full inquiry investigation into how hairs from a crime scene are matched to suspects.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this forensics activity, learners solve a mystery using “DNA” taken from the scene of the crime.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this physical sciences activity, learners use science to solve a "crime." Learners collect trace evidence (glitter) and explore its characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and light reflection

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine their fingerprints and learn that they can be categorized by shape, but each fingerprint is unique.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this fascinating and fun experiment, learners use chemistry to identify a mystery powder and to solve a "crime," a process similar to that used by real forensic scientists.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This exercise can be used to stimulate the investigative nature of learners as they use forensic plant pathology techniques to prove the learners' innocence in a mock murder investigation.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physics crime lab or demonstration, learners pretend they are criminologists and must find the "muzzle velocity" (speed of the bullet as it leaves the gun) of a gun used to commit a crime.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how forensic investigators collect prints from a crime scene. Learners make hand impressions in damp sand and analyze the patterns they observe.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes