Ever wonder how forensics experts and law enforcement solve crimes? Learn how to build a crime lab of your very own with tools and supplies you can easily obtain. Then, following the step-by-step instructions, play the part of a forensic scientist by doing your own experiments, analyzing evidence and drawing conclusions.

Ever wonder how forensics experts and law enforcement solve crimes? Learn how to build a crime lab of your very own with tools and supplies you can easily obtain. Then, following the step-by-step instructions, play the part of a forensic scientist by doing your own experiments, analyzing evidence and drawing conclusions.

"Presents several forensic science experiments using fingerprinting techniques. Includes science project ideas and crimes to solve"--Provided by publisher

"Learn how to analyze soil, hair, and fibers; match glass and plastic specimens; develop latent fingerprints and reveal blood traces; conduct drug and toxicology tests; analyze gunshot and explosives residues; detect forgeries and fakes; analyze toolmark impressions and camera images; match pollen and diatom samples; extract, isolate, and visualize DNA samples"--P. [4] of cover.

Presents more than twenty great experiments--broken into topics such as blood and guts, eyewitness accounts, and physical evidence--that allow students to use real CSI techniques to find clues, analyze the data, and come to their own conclusions.

Provides twenty experiments in forensic science that will intrigue both students and teachers and promote the interest in multiple science-process skills.

Forensic scientists use many different skills to help them solve crimes, including the scientific method. Find out if you have what it takes to be a detective with fun experiments about being a keen observer, breaking codes, collecting evidence, and more. Many experiments include ideas you can use for your science fair, and each chapter ends with a crime for you to solve!