Forensics Bear Adventure
- Adventure name: Forensics
- Rank: Bear
- Type: Elective
- Category:
Overview
Everywhere you go, you leave behind clues: fingerprints on your juice glass, DNA on your toothbrush, bits of fabric on your favorite chair, and footprints in your yard. Criminals leave behind clues, too. Forensic scientists study those clues to help law enforcement officers solve crimes. Forensics is all about using science to answer questions about crimes (and other things that have happened). In this Adventure, you will practice some of the skills of a forensic scientist. You will analyze a fingerprint, a footprint, the contents of ink, and some mysterious white powder. Grab your magnifying glass and start detecting!
Requirements
Requirement 1
Explore the term “forensics” and how it is used to help solve crimes.
Activities:
- Solve the Mystery (Indoor, energy 3, supplies 3, prep 3) Cub Scouts become investigators by observing and analyzing the scene to determine who ate the cookie.
- Visit an Expert (Travel, energy 2, supplies 1, prep 5) Cub Scouts learn from an expert more about how forensics is used to help solve crimes.
Requirement 4
Do an analysis of four different substances: salt, sugar, baking soda and cornstarch.
Activities:
- In the Kitchen (Indoor, energy 2, supplies 4, prep 3) Cub Scouts learn how to test for various substances.
Requirement 5
Learn about chromatography and how it is used in solving crimes.
Activities:
- What Color Is It? (Indoor, energy 2, supplies 4, prep 3) Cub Scout learn that not all chemicals are what they appear to be.
Requirement 6
Find out how officers collect evidence.
Activities:
- Collect the Evidence (Travel, energy 2, supplies 1, prep 5) Cub Scouts learn how evidence is collected by visiting a law enforcement agency.
Resources
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