The Royal Institution - Christmas Lectures 2022 - Secrets of Forensic science
The Royal Institution's 2022 Christmas Lectures - Secrets of forensic science, were broadcast on the BBC in late December. This collection of resources from the STEM Learning digital resource collection can support themes addressed in this three lectures series presented by Professor Dame Sue Black:
- What human bones can reveal about the age, sex, diet, ancestry and medical history of a person
- Identifying a person from one fragment and identifying the individuals found in a mass grave from the bones recovered
- The use of fingerprinting and DNA testing in court cases
- How to identify living people from their veins, wrinkles and memories.
During the lectures the professor reveals why people should not believe everything they see in TV crime dramas and highlights some stand-out cases from her remarkable career. She explores the major advances in forensic science, some of its limitations, and what the future might hold.
Further details about the lectures can be found on the Royal Institution website.
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Forensic Entomology
A Catalyst article looking at how insects are used to provide clues at crime scenes. Forensic entomology is the study of insects and other arthropods in a legal context. It covers many different areas, such as pests in stored food products and insect infestations in human habitations. However, the most high-profile...
Forensic Science - Careers
A Catalyst article about careers in forensic science covering the work of the reporting officer. The article explains what it takes to become a forensic scientist and what qualities are required to join this profession.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1.
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Forensic Science
This book looks at several aspects of forensic science: * Dusting for fingerprints * Fingerprints in blood * Fingerprints on difficult surfaces * Shoeprints * Making casts * Comparing soil samples * Heating and burning soils * Forgery * Bloodstains Forensic Science was one of the Science at Work series. All the...
Fingerprints – beyond identity
Chemists analyse the tiny traces of substances which form a fingerprint. This allows them to determine drug abuse and as well as the age, gender and diet of an individual.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2016, Volume 26, Issue 3.
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| Subject(s) | Careers, Cross curricular, Science, Chemistry |
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| Age | 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxhrmh |
