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GEMS: Tree Homes 32-Student Kit

Master Forensics Kit

Detection of Art Forgery Kit

The Detection of an Art Forgery Kit includes:

Lead Nitrate

Potassium Chromate

Paraffin Cubes

Original Paintings

Forged Paintings

Single-Edge Razor Blades

Plastic Bottles with Caps

Pipettes

Magnifying Lenses

Material Safety Data Sheets

Instructor's manual

Needed But Not Included: Distilled Water, 30 Small Test Tubes, 30 Small Stoppers for Test Tubes, 6 Match Books, 6 Spatulas, Ultraviolet Light

Carolina Forensic Science - Real World Applications of Math and Science.

Our forensics materials provide a novel approach to teaching your students the "real world" applications of science and math. With popular television shows featuring forensic science investigations and mysteries, teachers find that offering forensic science courses works as the "carrot" that leads students through the usual math and science topics. Carolina's forensic science resources will keep your students motivated and learning.

Why Forensics?
Forensic science is broadly defined as the application of science to criminal investigations or problem solving. By incorporating a problem-solving approach to science education, teachers are engaging students in exciting and innovative ways. Our forensics materials provide a novel approach to teaching your students the "real-world" applications of science and math.

A forensics approach:

Focuses on concepts and skills already emphasized in the science classroom

Creates a bridge between science and real-life application

Allows students to become investigators and engage in a science-as-inquiry approach

Places emphasis on cooperative learning and the relationship between evidence and explanations

Through this activity, your students learn techniques to help them distinguish authentic paintings from counterfeit. The kit provides “real” and “forged” paintings in the styles of Monet, Van Gogh, and Pollock.

Students use ultraviolet light to test for fluorescence, test for the presence of lead in the paint, and analyze the mixtures and combinations of colors. Materials sufficient for 24 students working in 6 groups of 5 students.