Description
Grades 7–12.
Based on the true-life double murder of Hazel Frome and her daughter Nancy, killed on a southwest Texas desert road in March 1938, this online forensic science lab contains 11 lessons and 9 lab activities for middle and high school students:
- Crime Scene Mapping
- Blood Typing
- Hair Analysis
- Fingerprint Analysis
- DNA Profiling
- Shoe Impression
- Tire Impression
- Fiber Analysis
- Firearms Identification
The activities incorporate problem-based learning (PBL) that compels the application of science and is aligned with grade-appropriate Next Generation Science Standards*. This online lab allows students access via a Web browser on any device connected to the Internet, including desktop computers, Chromebook® computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
A student license allows a single student access to the Diablo Highway™ Online Forensic Science Lab Activity. If a teacher does not already have a Diablo Highway™ teacher license, the purchase of at least one student license will automatically create a teacher license for the teacher. The Department Pack includes 3 teacher licenses and 90 student licenses.
*Next Generation Science Standards is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.