Submitted by Mark Feil The Forensic Teacher Magazine
Activity: Forensic Chemistry Puzzle FOR THE TEACHER
Summary In this activity, students are challenged to solve forensic chemistry themed clues in order to complete a crossword puzzle. Grade Level High School Objectives By the end of this activity, students should be able to • Explain how fundamental chemistry practices can be applied to a forensic investigation. • Recognize that forensic scientists use chemistry techniques to analyze evidence. Chemistry Topics This lesson supports students’ understanding of • Real-word connections • Interdisciplinary topics (forensic science) Time Teacher Preparation: minimal Lesson: 20-30 minutes Materials • Forensic chemistry crossword puzzle Safety • No specific safety precautions need to be observed for this activity. Teacher Notes • The Forensic Science Teacher Magazine created this Forensic Chemistry themed crossword puzzle to appear in the September 2016 issue of Chemistry Solutions. • The Forensic Science Teacher Magazine is a fantastic free resource for science teachers. Over 25 issues of this magazine have been published, each containing classroom-ready resources for teachers! Check out their website: www.theforensicteacher.com as well to find helpful links, mini-mysteries, how-to guides and much more. • This puzzle was developed in hopes of being used in chemistry classrooms to promote the ACS National Chemistry Week 2016 theme Solving Mysteries through Chemistry. • This activity could be used as a research opportunity in a typical chemistry class, so that students have the opportunity to learn about the many real-world applications of chemistry.
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