Science fair winners : crime scene science : 20 projects and experiments about clues, crimes, criminals, and other mysterious things /
by Karen Romano Young ; illustrations by David Goldin.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009.
- 1 online resource (80 pages) : color illustrations.
- Science fair winners .
- Science fair winners. .
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Case of mistaken identity: Examine fingerprints -- First impressions: Make castings or prints at a crime scene -- Soles are the window to the body: Predict a suspect's height -- Mapping the scene: Connect the dots of crime scenes -- Hide me!: Experiment with the principles of the cloak of invisibility -- Dude, where's my dog: Teach bloodhound techniques to your dog -- Yo! Whodunnit?: Test observational memories -- Now you see it: Assess how to improve visual memory -- About face: How do people recognize faces? -- Pants on fire: Find the liar -- Facing the truth: Read split-second facial expressions -- Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!: Study hair -- Blood on your hands: Analyze spilled blood -- Criminals use tricks: Deflect people's attention with sleight of hand -- Writer did it: Analyze handwriting and paper fibers -- Reading the mail: Decipher the postal bar codes -- Biowarfare defense: Study and compare anthrax-like substances -- DNA necklace: Extract your own DNA -- Who died?: Take attendance at a decomposition -- Picture this: Heighten observation and memory.
Crime Scene Science puts you inside the head, and the toolbox, of modern-day experts in crime solving. Slip under the yellow crime-scene tape to conduct your own experiments. You'll soon be detecting, inspecting, and connecting the dots of forensic science. Investigate rates of human decomposition; find out what makes fingerprints unique; identify handwriting traits; and discover the secrets of paper fiber analysis. Each workshop includes suggestions on effective presentation at science fairs, taking experiments one step further, and using science vocabulary correctly.