Forensics for Kids: The Science and History of Crime Solving, with 21 Activities - Paperback
by Melissa Ross
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Melissa RossSeries:For KidsAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2022-04-26Pages:144
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Chicago Review PressISBN-13:9781641606912ISBN-10:1641606916UPC:9781641606912Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Science & Nature, Law & CrimeSize:10.90 x 8.30 x 0.30 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCFNM8ZVTW
2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist What kind of science does it take to solve a crime? Forensics for Kids provides the complete history of forensic science, giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the crime-solving advancements that led to modern forensics. Author Melissa Ross reveals fascinating stories, famous cases, pioneers who led the way, and what forensics might look like in the future. Twenty-one engaging activities offer readers hands-on experiences with modern forensic methods.
Kids will:
Kids will:
- Collect and compare fingerprints
- Use chromatography to investigate a writing sample
- Match hair samples with volunteer "suspects"
- Recreate a face with clay on a small plastic skull
- Make a plaster cast of a shoeprint and compare it to a shoe print database
- And much more!
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Chicago Review PressISBN-13:9781641606912ISBN-10:1641606916UPC:9781641606912Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Science & Nature, Law & CrimeSize:10.90 x 8.30 x 0.30 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCFNM8ZVTW
Melissa Ross is a former junior high and high school teacher. She is the author of the children's books Today I Am a Penguin and Supermoon, and a freelance writer for children's magazines. Ross has been a member of SCBWI of for many years. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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