Forensic Science

Partners in Crime

Year 9 Selective
Lesson Load6 periods per fortnight
OfferedSemester 1, 2023Semester 2, 2023

20 years on and a single piece of evidence, almost invisible to the naked eye, is enough to catch the criminal. How? Forensic Science – that’s why! Take a journey through the life of a forensic scientist by using techniques to make judgements and solve crimes. Fingerprinting, blood analysis, handwriting analysis and DNA are a few techniques you will learn how to use. Learn to collaborate as a team of experts to develop skills in analysing and collecting evidence, and then use these new skills to investigate mock crime scenes. You will also gain insight into the psychology of felons and form an understanding of why these famous criminals committed such horrendous crimes. Was it a murder or just an accident? Was there an attempt to cover up the crime scene by destroying evidence? Let us see if you can solve the crime!

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