Overview
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:
- 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!
Kids can become the next real-life Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew after exploring the science of forensics.