Middle School Forensics 5th-8th (Semester)

Do you have a middle school student interested in forensics?

Format: Google Classroom Self Paced or Live Zoom Lessons

Length: 17 Weeks (1 Semester) 

This course meets the requirements for a full year of science credit. The format is setup on a week by week basis for a condensed semester of forensics. Students or families can decide to complete the course in one semester or over a full year-but a full year of science curriculum in forensics will be provided using a self paced format. 

Age Level: 5-8th Grade

Check out the following topics:

►Course Prep

•Classroom Rules & Procedures

•Lab Safety

►Intro to Forensics

•Observation Skills

•Deductive Reasoning

•Eyewitness Testimony

•The Innocence Project

•Investigative Processes

•Types of Evidence

•Searching the Crime Scene

•Photographing the Crime Scene

•Evidence Collection & Chain of Custody

•From Crime Scene to Court Room

•History of Forensics

►Items of Interest (Evidence)

•Fingerprint lab using a stamp pad or eyeshadow.

-Q-Tip Skeleton

•Hair Analysis/Genetic Activity

•Fiber Weave Diagram

•Blood Typing, Blood Splatter Lab, Platelet Water Bottle Lab

•Handwriting Analysis With A Family Member

•Chromatography

•Arson Investigation

-Diorama Fictional Investigation Scene

This course is very similiar to my high school curriculum but includes “age appropriate” content that is great for middle school students or homeschool cohorts that are looking to engage their 6th-8th grade students. Parents can request that the ballistic unit, be omitted for middle school age students since the ballistic standards are not a requirement for middle school students in science.