Chemical Development of Latent Prints Kit

Develop excitement during your next forensics lesson!
 
Grade 9–College. Give your students the opportunity to become crime scene technicians as they discover the science of latent fingerprint development. Kit is fully correlated to the Next Generation Science Standards® (NGSS) and includes a digital teacher's manual and student guide download. Activity is designed for a class of 32 students working in 8 groups of 4.
 
Students will:
Develop fingerprints using ninhydrin and DFO
Observe fingerprints developed by DFO with an alternative light source
Compare running and non-running solvents for development of prints on a document
Document the evidence collection process
FREE 1-year access to digital resources that support NGSS instruction included.