Forensics for Kids: The Science and History of Crime Solving, With 21 Activities - Couverture souple

Ross, Melissa

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ISBN 10 : 1641606916 ISBN 13 : 9781641606912

Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2022

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Melissa Ross is a former junior high and high school teacher. She is the author of the children's books Today I Am a Penguin and Supermoon, and a freelance writer for children's magazines. Ross has been a member of SCBWI of for many years. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1641606916
• ISBN 13: 9781641606912
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Chicago Review Press; https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/; ; 814 North Franklin Street; Chicago; IL; 60610; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible