Forensic scientists work in the justice system to help solve
            crimes.  Within the field of forensic science, there are a number
             of different careers. As you and your partner learn about the different
             careers, work together as detectives to put all the clues together and
             solve a crime!

                  Read one professor's article, Advice about a Career in Forensic Science.
         How does his advice for courses differ from the degree information from the first site?
How are the classes listed at the bottom of the site different from the classes required for a
two-year degree in forensics? What additional education is required for a graduate degree?

Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator is another website with links to information about careers in forensic science. Read through the job descriptions.

Students discuss with your mentor what job you think would be the most interesting. What type of education would you need and where would you most like to go to school to get that education?

Students and Mentors, before reading through this activity's website for answers, make your best guesses to the questions below and share your answers with your partner:

When do you think humans first began to collect forensic evidence to help solve mysteries or crimes? What type of evidence do you think was first collected?

Once you have answered the questions above, open the Forensic Science Timeline. Take a good look through it. How close were you on your guesses? The timeline is rather long, isn't it? Find a name of a forensic scientist on the timeline and do a little research on that person. Discuss what you found with your partner.

In this lesson you will explore some of the types of evidence that is collected to help solve a crime or a mystery.

Open the Forensic Science Web Pages. Scroll and click on the links that interest you. A new page will open with many resources for you to visit. Discuss with your partner what area you are interested in and why and what you learned about that area.

In this activity, you are going to be a Detective!

Once you have entered Evidence: The True Witness website, click on the logo in the middle to enter the game. Choose to be KC Rodgers. Click on his name in the last paragraph and enter a user name and a password (your choice). As you play the game, make sure to keep good notes and write your ideas and hunches down. You will have to make use of several kinds of forensic evidence, so be alert!

Mentors, be sure to also log on and play independently of your student. There is nothing wrong with two detectives investigating the same case.

Share information and ideas with each other. Can you solve this baffling case together?