Labs - Forensic Science

Sample Lab Reports:

Here is one lab and a final project that were completed by students in the past - both labs received A's. You may download and read over these labs to see what an A-quality lab looks like, but do not copy or directly use anything in these documents as it is plagiarism:

• Blood Spatter Lab
• Final Project

Some lab photos:

A shoe cast

Bite plates

Drying teeth impressions

Labs - Handouts and Activity Sheets

• Lab 1 - Fiber Evidence

• Lab 2 - Hairs
  • Some practice exercises for hairs, fibers and fingerprints. Link here.

 

• Lab 3 - Fingerprints

• Suspect Fingerprints
• Case Study Files
  • Crime Scene Print
    • A clearer, better version of the crime scene print
  • Suspect 1 Prints
    • Clearer prints, suspect 1
  • Suspect 2 Prints
    • Clearer prints, suspect 2
  • Suspect 3 Prints
    • Clearer prints, suspect 3
  • Suspect 4 Prints
    • Clearer prints, suspect 4
  • All Prints in PowerPoint Format

   

• Lab 4 - Forensic Odontology

• Impression Data Report Form

 

• Lab 5 - Blood Spatter

• Blood Angle Data Sheet
• Case Study to Accompany Your Lab Report

• Lab 6: Blood Typing

 

• Lab 7 - DNA Fingerprinting

  • ** Student Guide
  • DNA/STR Case Study
  • STR Database

 

• Lab 8 - Forensic Toxicology
  • Toxicology Data Sheet
  • Simulated marijuana lab

 

• Lab 9 - Firearm and Bullet Analysis (*coming soon*)

Ballistics Data Sheets

• 9mm 5R
• 9 mm 6R
• 38 Class 6L
• 38 Class 8R
• 38 Class 9L
• 40 6R
• 45 6L

• Lab 10 - Serial Number Restoration (*coming soon*)

 

• Lab 11 - Forensic Anthropology

• Final Project
  • Final Project Outline
  • Homicide Report
  • STR Database
  • Anthropology Tables
  • Fingerprint Cards
  • Fiber Tests - Known Samples

 

• Student Final Project Links

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