chemistry, forensic

Looks at forensic chemistry, including analysing and testing, poisons, and drugs.

Presents step-by-step guidance for leading a series of activities in which students use paper chromatography to determine which pen was used to write a ransom note.

An introduction to the field of forensic science, looking at cases and investigative methods related to drugs, poisons, and chemistry, with an examination of the history of forensic toxicology, and discussion of scientific principles, instrumentation, and equipment, drugs and poisons in the body, and forensic drug analysis.

One of the most popular and widely known characters in all of fiction, Sherlock Holmes has an enduring appeal based largely on his uncanny ability to make the most remarkable deductions from the most mundane facts.

A collection of over 250 full-color illustrated photographs that examines the world of forensic science, with information on fingerprint and DNA identification, crime scene procedures, and trace evidence.

Presents an exploration of chemistry, examining topics such as chemical reactions, the use of chemistry in crime investigation, and combustion; includes quizzes on the featured material.

[Vol. 1] Watch as scientists help solve an international mystery by analyzing grains of sand found in a balloon bomb, and discover how dogs work as chemical detectives to sniff out arson. [Vol. 2] Watch detectives, coroners, and archaeologists work together to solve a crime committed long ago. [Vol. 3, pt. 1] Learn how tire tracks, carpet fibers, and dog hairs provide the necessary clues to hunt down a murderer, and watch as DNA evidence exonerates a convicted criminal. [Vol. 3, pt. 2] Watch as scientific evidence is used to determine whether a painting is an authentic da Vinci.

Provides explanations of the techniques used by forensic scientists to find evidence of crime, and looks at how the science was applied in over one hundred true cases.