Enhance students’ understanding of basic techniques applied in forensic science with this inquiry-centered activity kit. Based on 3 forensic scenarios, students study prepared microscope slides of unknown body fluid samples and compare them to a visual database of known samples in order to identify the evidence found at a crime scene.

Then they examine the morphology of spermatozoa and red blood cells in various species, and distinguish gender based on chromosome analysis and the presence of Barr bodies. The kit contains a set of 11 prepared microscope slides, divided between 3 activity stations, and a teacher’s manual with reproducible student sheets.