CSI Fizzics

Year 8 electives

Last month, Year 8 CSI elective students attended the CSI Fizzics Education Incursion where they practised their forensic skills to solve a murder mystery. The forensic science workshop allowed students to use  fingerprinting and blood typing, facial reconstruction through computer and real models, hair and fibre analysis, fluorescence of oils and DNA comparisons, latent image detection, chromatography and shoe impression casting, evidence collection and more… 

Time was also spent discussing why crime scenes are isolated from the public, why certain evidence is more valuable than others and why a clear chain of evidence is needed from the crime scene to the eventual court case. Students were briefed on suspects and analysed the evidence to come up with who they believed was the perpetrator of the crime.  Well done to Elena Kozul and Catia Portolesi  for catching the right suspect and solving the case!

Ms Ana Golijan

History teacher and  SRC Coordinator