This lab kit is used in conjunction with the Forensic Science Coursebook Second Edition and includes all the materials necessary to completing the lab component of this course.
What's Included
Please visit this link for a component list
Additional Materials Needed
The following materials are also needed for this course and are NOT included in the lab kit. In most cases these are common household items. Please plan in advance so you have these materials on hand when they are needed.
- graph
- ruler
- camera
- paper towels
- white paper
- black paper
- soap
- soda can
- drinking glass
- flashlight
- water bottle
- index card
- mirror
- scissors
- Silly Putty or clay
- disposable plate
- heat resistant cup and bowl
- lamp with incandescent bulb
- measuring cups
- microwave or teakettle to boil water
- oven mitt pencil
- clear tape
- corn syrup
- red food coloring
- dropper bottle or airtight container
- poster board scrap paper or index cards
- popsicle sticks or toothpicks
- protractor
- clipboard
- rag
- salt
- 5-in square of cheesecloth or coffee filter
- cold rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol)
- ziploc bags
- fabric samples (wool silk rayon nylon cotton linen acetate and polyester)
- clip-on smartphone microscope
- tweezers
- clear nail polish
- glass samples
- candle matches
- distilled water
- common household tools (hammers pliers screwdrivers etc.)
- play-doh or modeling clay or scrap wood board or stiff cardboard
- tape measure
- thermometer
