Bibliograph

Solve this, forensics, Kate Messner and Anne Ruppert

Type

Label

Solve this, forensics, Kate Messner and Anne Ruppert

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-12 years

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Solve this

Responsibility statement

Kate Messner and Anne Ruppert

Series statement

National Geographic kids

Sub title

forensics

Summary

C.S.I. meets National Geographic in this forensics-filled adventure. Examine the evidence and consider the suspects to put your crime-solving skills to the test. Calling all budding sleuths! Solve your way through each entertaining, imaginary G-rated mystery to explore the forensic science of investigating and analysing evidence. You'll study smudges on a computer keyboard, dust for fingerprints, examine bite marks on a discarded snack, analyse toxicology tests on blood samples, and much, much more. Piece together the clues to see if you can solve each case. Fans of true crime dramas, escape rooms, mysteries, and preeminent author Kate Messner will love this introduction to forensic science

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Branches of Science -- Kinds of Evidence -- Tools of the Trade -- How to Use This Book -- Safety Guidelines -- Mystery #1 Stolen Species -- The Scenario -- The Evidence -- The Suspects -- Investigating The Evidence -- Let's Review -- The Solution -- A Closer Look: Fingerprinting -- Try This!: Dusting For Fingerprints -- Mystery #2 Bonobo Ransom -- The Scenario -- The Evidence -- The Suspects -- Investigating The Evidence -- Let's Review -- The Solution -- A Closer Look: Handwriting Analysis -- Try This!: Analyzing Documents -- Mystery #3 The Grave Robber's Mistake -- The Scenario -- The Evidence -- The Suspects -- Investigating The Evidence -- Let's Review -- The Solution -- A Closer Look: Dna Analysis -- Try This!: Extracting Dna From A Strawberry -- Mystery #4 Stolen Bones -- The Scenario -- The Evidence -- The Suspects -- Investigating The Evidence -- Let's Review -- The Solution -- ONE MORE MYSTERY -- Forensic Anthropology --Contents note continued: A Closer Look: Trace Evidence -- Try This!: Discover How An Accelerated Mass Spectrometer Works -- So You Want To Be A Forensic Scientist!

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Forensics

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