Another form of trace evidence gets the “detective treatment” in this fascinating lesson, as learners explore the work of forensic geologists and sort through soil samples, and chart their observations in their detective notebooks!
Before starting the lab, ask students to examine their own clothing and shoes to see if there’s any evidence of where they have been (or what they had for breakfast!).
Forensic geology comes to the fore in this lesson; use this opportunity to point out that forensics has many specialties.