The article describes how forensic scientists reconstruct a face from a skull!   

The article describes how there were doezens of tombs filled with 40 mummies each discovered at a ceremonial site in Peru! 

Scientists have discovered bacteria living twelve miles below the earth's surface! This discovery could give way to future discoveries because it could expand our knowledge of the bio…

This article describes a new fossil found that was identified to be the first known prehistoric human in Taiwan. Scientists are using this fossil to research the possibilities of othe…

During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

In this video students will learn how different elements create different flame colors.

During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

During the week of July 25-29, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

During the week of July 18-22, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

During the week of July 18-22, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

During the week of July 18-22, 2011 the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University welcomed 60 campers from the Dallas area to learn about the science…

In this video kids will learn how to establish a crime scene like how CSI investigators do in real life.  

Have your kids ever watched CSI? They will learn about the truth behind the tv show's forensic science. This video will compare the CSI tv show with real world CSI investigators.  

What is DNA profiling? Learn how it works and what information it reveals about you!

Arson or wildfire? Learn how to decipher between the two.

Learn about forensic accountants and how they help to solve crimes involving money.

Learn about the different techniques investigators use to process evidence!

Learn how investigators use impressions as evidence.

Learn how the mummies from Ancient Egypt have survived thousands of years!

There are a lot of different professions that deal with forensics. Learn the difference between a medical examiner and a coroner.

Forensics has a lot to do with discovering what things are or how they fit into a bigger picture.  Read this article about a teacher who spent the summer learning how to extract DNA f…

This article describes an interactive, alternate reality game that was developed for kids by MIT and the Smithsonion Institution. Over an eight-week period kids can participate in the…

Background The study of bones can tell us information about a person who is no longer living.  A skull provides information about the structure of a face, including key distances l…

During the Summer of 2010, SMU's Caruth Institute for Engineering Education developed and hosted the first SMU CSI-Girls camp. The camp included 20 activities and a field trip to the …

This is an article for kids explaining how GPS location through phones works. There is also an activity that kids can do after reading through this article. (The activity will be comi…

Forensics isn’t just about the human body.  In this article, your students can read about how evidence is gathered and crimes are solved by examining information on computers.

Introduce your students to the evolution of fingerprinting as a science, from its uniqueness as it was first discovered, to the classification system of its characteristics, to when l…

Your students have probably heard of DNA, but do they understand what it is, what it’s made of, and what it does?  They will understand after reading this article.