Week One – Forensic Evidence and Collection

• Introduction to forensic science
• How to record a crime scene
• Examination & record of a crime scene
• Evidence collection & packaging
• Evidence collection and packaging

Week Two – Investigation of Fingerprints

• Introduction to investigation of fingerprints
• History of fingerprints and identification
• Anatomy and physical properties of fingerprints
• Classification system
• Ink impressions and identification of prints
• Recovery of prints from an object
• Recovery and identification of prints from objects

Week Three – Investigation of Blood Evidence

• Introduction to the investigation of blood evidence
• Anatomy of blood
• Identification of blood typing
• Recovery of blood evidence from a crime scene and identification of blood type
• Theory of blood splatter patterns
• Examination of blood splatter patterns
• Case studies (for KS3,4 and level 3)

Week Four – Examination of Human Remains

• Introduction to forensic anthropology
• Examination of human remains
• Estimation of sex
• Estimation of sex using the skull and hips
• Estimation of age at death
• Estimation of age at death using skull and teeth (age estimation using skull for KS3,4 and level 3)
• Calculation of stature (For KS3, 4 and level 3)

Week Five – Forensic Facial Reconstruction

• Introduction to forensic facial reconstruction
• Case studies
• Theory of 2D reconstruction
• Completion of 2D reconstruction and comparison with victim photos
• Theory of 3D reconstruction
• Completion of 3D reconstruction using clay

Week Six – Microscopy in Forensic Science

• Introduction of the use of microscopy in forensic science
• Anatomy of a microscope
• Examination of hairs as forensic evidence
• Examination of hairs recovered from a crime scene
• Group research project on the microscopy of either fibres, paint chips, glass fragments or impressions as forensic evidence and the examination of the item recovered from a crime scene
• Group presentation & peer assessment

Week Seven – Documentation Analysis

• Introduction of documents used as forensic evidence
• History of handwriting analysis as forensic evidence
• Case studies (KS3, 4, and level 3)
• Handwriting analysis
• Examination of handwriting recovered from a crime scene
• Forensic examination of ink
• Examination of ink recovered from a crime scene

Week Eight – Crime Scene Investigation

• Crime Scene Scenario
• Examination & record of crime scene
• Recovery of evidence
• Examination of human remains
• Fingerprint analysis
• Blood analysis
• Documentation analysis
• Presentation of results & Conclusion of scenario 

NOTE: Some activities involve learners working with real human remains, blood and insects.  All risk assessments are available upon request