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University of Colorado

Patterns and Fingerprints

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Human fingerprint patterns are the result of layers of skin growing at different paces, thus causing the layers to pull on each other forming ridges. Here, groups of learners see how patterns and fingerprints assist scientists in a...
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Is Your Spot Hot?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore global warming. In this Earth Science lesson plan, 8th graders will look for Harbingers and fingerprints for different areas. The students will identify an area at risk and they will then create a...
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Fabulous Forensic Fingerprints

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the uniqueness of each person's individual body. They identify traits and characteristics of the human body, with a main focus on the uniqueness of fingerprints and footprints. Students examine and compare fingerprints....
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Forensic Detectives: Who Did It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore forensic science and its uses in criminal investigations. They solve a fictional crime by identifying and analyzing the fingerprints, strand of hair, and thread samples for evidence. After completing charts for each,...
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Investigating Fingerprints

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe that each individual possesses a unique set of fingerprints. The Magic School Bus series of books, "Inside the Human Body," is used in conjunction with this lesson plan.
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Lifting Fingerprints

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars examine the uniqueness of each other's fingerprints through the dusting and lifting of them. They use stamp pads, powder, brushes, etc. to collect as many different prints as they can.