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Here is an article about the NY Hall of Science's Crime Scene  
Information Technology program that is currently being tested and  
rolled out...


http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/15512.html



Eric Siegel
Executive VP
    Programs and Planning
NY Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
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718 699 0005 x 317
www.nyscience.org


On Jan 22, 2007, at 7:21 PM, Teresa MacDonald wrote:

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> Hi Amanda,
>
> We have a one-day summer camp "Forensic Fun" for ages 8 to 11 where we
> explore different techniques and tests and then use them to  
> investigate
> a "crime" at the museum. This has been running for two years and is a
> popular program.
>
> We run week-long science events with changing themes, and our summer
> 2005 theme was CSI: Lawrence (http://www.nhm.ku.edu/Hdocs/PECSI.html).
> These events are a drop-in format and we have a variety of
> demonstrations and activities for visitors, and incorporate our  
> exhibits
> into the theme (in this case we staged crime scenes at several
> exhibits). Topics for this event included skeletal identification, DNA
> fingerprinting, blood and hair identification, fingerprints, crime  
> scene
> insects, chromatography, shoeprints and more. This event was very
> popular and well received by all visitors. We developed all the
> materials ourselves.
>
> Cheers,
> Teresa
>
>
> Teresa MacDonald, Director of Education
> Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
> University of Kansas
> Dyche Hall
> 1345 Jayhawk Blvd
> Lawrence, KS
> 66045-7561
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Informal Science Education Network
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amanda  
>> Chesworth
>> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 10:27 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: crime science
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>> Have any museums represented here offered exhibits on "crime  
>> science" -
>> with interactive components? If so, could you provide any  
>> information on
>> the content, how it was received by children and adults, etc.? Did  
>> you
>> develop the exhibit yourself and/or seek help from specific people or
>> businesses?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Amanda
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Amanda Chesworth
>> Educational Director, CSICOP
>> http://www.csicop.org
>> Inquiring Minds Program
>> http://www.inquiringminds.org
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