BIG IDEA: Forensic evidence helps establish the guilt or innocence of a suspect. Evidence collected by scientific methods is called forensic evidence.

Evidence from a crime scene comes in many different forms.

Testimonial evidence includes oral or written statements given to police by people who witnessed an event.

Physical evidence refers to any material items that would be present at the crime scene, on the victims or found in a suspect’s possession. Examples of physical evidence include paint, glass, explosives, dirt, dust, fingerprints, impression evidence (shoeprints, footprints, tire marks, bite and tool marks), body fluids (blood, saliva and sweat) and handwriting (ransom note).

Trace evidence refers to physical evidence that is found in small, but measurable amounts. Examples of trace evidence include fibres, strands of hair and skin cells.

LEARN

Fingerprinting: Learners make fingerprints in ink and learn how to recognise patterns that make fingerprints individually unique.

CREATE

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Science Capabilities: Gather and interpret data - Learners ask questions, make observations and look for patterns.

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