Exploring the Mysteries of Fingerprints

by: John Eichinger

This activity combines a variety of processes and skills into an investigation of something near and dear to your students—their fingers. Math and science blend seamlessly as students observe, compare, and apply their ideas about fingerprints.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/15/2009Stock # PB236X_18

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Betty Paulsell (Kansas City, MO)
Betty Paulsell (Kansas City, MO)

Fingerprints are Different

This is a book chapter that has students exploring fingerprints and then applying this knowledge to a crime scene. It could have been improved by more useable worksheets.

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