Classroom Kit – Write to a Fair Trial: Forensic Handwriting Analysis – For 10 Groups

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:
Your lab notebook has been stolen, replaced with a ransom note demanding lunch money in exchange for its safe return! In this hands-on experiment, students will use principles of forensic handwriting analysis and paper chromatography to examine writing samples from 4 potential suspects. Only after careful analysis will they be able to solve the classroom crime.

Group Size:
For 10 lab groups

Time Required:
Spotting – 10 minutes / Separation – 45 minutes

Kit Includes:
Instructions, “suspect” and “crime scene” ink samples, handwriting samples, mini transfer pipets, & chromatography filter paper.

All You Need:
Beakers (400 ml or 1000 ml recommended), metric rulers, & pencils.

Storage:
Room Temperature