Science Fair Winners: Crime Scene Science: 20 Projects and Experiments about Clues, Crimes, Criminals, and Other Mysterious Things

by Karen Romano Young

Book Overview

Crime Scene Science that puts you inside the head--and the toolbox--of modern-day experts in crime solving. Slip under the yellow crime-scene tape to conduct your own experiments: you'll soon be detecting, inspecting, and connecting the dots of forensic science. Investigate rates of human decomposition; find out what makes fingerprints unique; identify handwriting traits; and discover the secrets of paper fiber analysis.Each workshop includes suggestions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426305214
• ISBN13: 9781426305214
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9