Mock Crime Scene Worksheet

Student Name:
Time Estimate: 45 minutes

Investigative Phenomenon:
How do you use evidence and reasoning to make a reliable claim during an investigation?

Examination and Data Collection:

Follow the instructions in the lesson to complete the chart.

Observations/Result Interpretation
The color observed after the test: Is the red substance blood?

Marker 1
Blood Analysis

Characteristics of hair: Compare the suspect's hair pictured below to the hair
from the crime scene. (You can select the image and
expand it to see more details.)

Marker 2 Record their similarities and differences.

Hair Analysis

Characteristics of the insect: Identification of the insect:

Marker 3
Insect Analysis

Colors and percentage makeup in soil: Type of soil:

Marker 4
Soil Analysis

Marker 5 Here is your comparison sample: Compare the sample writing from the suspect to the
Handwriting signature found at the crime scene. The names do not
Analysis match but one name may be fake. Record the
similarities and differences between signatures.

Suspect Sample
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 Key information gained: How could the digital evidence help investigators in
the case?

Marker 6
Digital Evidence

Key information gained: How could the witness testimony help investigators
in the case?

Witness
Testimony

Evidence Analysis:
1. Categorize the evidence you identified in your crime scene in the chart below.
Demonstrative Physical Testimonial Documentary

2. Explain which evidence pieces are most reliable and why?

Reporting Results:
Using the evidence collected, make a claim about what may have happened during the crime. Provide evidence
and reasoning to support your claim. An example claim is provided below.
Example claim: The insects on the victim may have come from a different location than the crime scene.
Claim:
Evidence from the scene:
Reasoning:

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