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Forensic Detectives: Solving Crimes and Mysteries through Investigations

Completed by 9 learners
Ages 13-16
Live Group Class
In this 10-week course, students will have fun and engage with others to solve crimes with Science.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(112 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 10 weeks
1-8 learners per class
50 min

What's included

10 live meetings
8 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 10
In this course, students will search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science can help solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzing handwriting, these easy, fun-filled classes give you a firsthand look at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solve real-life crimes. 

Through a variety of easy, at-home experiments, students learn how to take and analyze fingerprints, identify blood and detect counterfeit bills, make a plaster cast of a shoe, Identify lip prints left on the glass, Examine hair and clothing fibers, and practice chemistry to identify mystery substances.

Each class includes an introduction, a lecture that relates the science principles behind each case scenario to its use in solving real-life crimes, step-by-step simple experiments via slides, along with questions, and an explanation.

Each case scenario includes observing the crime scene, gathering evidence, and analyzing the chemical, biological, and documentary clues. Some case scenarios may include a simple experiment that children can perform.  

📌Week 1:
Case #101 Forgery 
Teacher Lecture: Intro to Forensic Investigations and Forensic Vocabulary; Handwriting Characteristics
Skill-building activity 
Student Investigation 
Handwriting Lab

📌Week 2: Case #102 Deception
Teacher Lecture 
Skill-building Activity 
Student Investigation 
Body Language Lab

📌Week 3: Case #103 Theft
Teacher lecture 
Skill-building activity 
Student investigation 
Fingerprint Lab

📌Week 4: Case # 104 Criminal Mischief 
Teacher lecture 
Skill-building activity 
Student investigation 
Mammal Lab

📌Week 5: Case #105 Break-In
Teacher Lecture 
Skill-building Activity 
Student Investigation 
pH Analysis Lab

📌Week 6: Case #106 Burglary  
Teacher Lecture 
Skill-building Activity 
Student Investigation 
DNA Lab

📌Week 7:First Case Assigned to Student Detectives: Isabella 
Case #900 Part 1
 Case #107 Petty Larceny
Teacher Lecture 
Skill-building Activity 
Student Investigation 
Handwriting Lab

📌Week 8: First Case Assigned to Student Detectives: Isabella Part 2
Case #900
Case #108 Arson 
Teacher Lecture 
Skill-building Activity 
Student Investigation 
Bite Mark Lab

📌Week 9: Case #109 Felony 
Teacher Lecture 
Skill-building Activity 
Student Investigation 
Lip Print Lab
(Assign the Crime Case Part 1)

📌Week 10: Manhunt Case 
Solve the crime case 

📌Material list be provided upon enrollment 

📌In no time at all, you'll be thinking like a detective and performing experiments like a real forensic scientist!

📌Any learner intrigued by detective stories should find this class a source of simple science investigations.

Learning Goals

Learners will develop their skills of observation and creative thinking; investigate the scene of a crime; analyze evidence by means of chemistry; use biology to learn more about a crime, and analyze documents to solve it.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
This course will have case scenario’s with mature subject matter, such as killings, criminal activity, or charges, and there's some violence and blood in case stories.
Supply List
A supply list will be posted via classroom page upon enrollment.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Social Work from Florida State University
LaShundra Williams
I have an MSW degree and work with Government Operations as well as work experience with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. I am 
forensic crime enthusiast and enjoy linking my work experience with my passion for teaching. 

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