Kid Campers Crack Crime Case with Science

14 August 2003 -- Penn State hosted two "Crime Scene Investigators" camps in June and August that allowed students entering grades 5-8 to get some "hands-on" experience in gathering and examining forensic evidence from a simulated crime sceen. The students followed their data collection by learning techniques for isolation and amplification of DNA, construction of DNA fingerprints, analysis of microscopic fiber and hair samples—all designed to help them unravel a mystery and bring the guilty party to justice.

Penn State videographers followed the students in their quest for clues and have prepared a short movie clip to share the experience. Click the link below to download the video file.

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