{"id":1602,"date":"2014-03-05T20:19:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2014-03-07T19:50:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T19:50:54","slug":"forensic-scientists-in-the-making-brandon-middle-school-attends-stem-csi-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/forensic-scientists-in-the-making-brandon-middle-school-attends-stem-csi-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensic scientists in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was drafted by Laura Smart, partnership coordinator for Virginia Beach City Public Schools.<\/em><\/p>\n

I<\/b>nvestigators dusted for fingerprints while technicians bagged and processed evidence. On the other side of the room, would-be detectives interviewed witnesses and took statements. To a passerby this might have looked more like a crime scene than a middle school classroom, but don\u2019t let the yellow crime tape fool you.<\/p>\n

Sixth-grade students as well as teachers and staff at Brandon Middle School became forensic investigators for the day during a STEM CSI Camp. <\/i>They met with Special Agents in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field and members of the Virginia Beach Police Department\u2019s CSI Unit to learn about the technologies used to investigate crime scenes from the initial process of collecting evidence, to interviewing eyewitnesses, to building a profile and closing the case.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_6301\"<\/a>Presented with a crime scene scenario where a kidnapping had taken place, each student was given an evidence bag, instructions and encouraged to use teamwork in their investigation to solve the crime. Students not only documented the scene, they used evidence handling protocols to actually dust and \u201clift\u201d fingerprints. With the assistance of teachers and staff, the young crime scene investigators learned to identify individuals using fingerprint patterns as well as to integrate technology, as they ran their prints through biometric scanners. Activities also included determining ratios and dimensions to aid in facial recognition, the use of paper chromatography to identify what pen was used to write a note and finally students viewed soil under a microscope to analyze a footprint left at the crime scene.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_6285\"<\/a>Brandon Middle School is one of eight schools nationwide to host the STEM CSI Camp. <\/i>The event was made possible through the school division\u2019s partnership with the Military Child Education Coalition which paid to bring the camp to the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents were excited and engaged in project-based learning activities that exposed them to another area of STEM. Activities such as these are helping develop future career paths,\u201d said Natalie Cutler, coordinator of one of the school division\u2019s military-connected grant programs. \u201cIt was amazing to see their enthusiasm. They left the school wanting to learn more about CSI and couldn\u2019t wait to share their day\u2019s activities with their parents. That\u2019s what 21st<\/sup> century learning is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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