The Case of the Patent Pending: Paper Diagnostics in Forensics

By Rebekah Ravgiala; Tray Sleeper; NNCI Nano1

1. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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The purpose of this investigation is twofold: 1) To use the skills of scientific inquiry to uncover the most likely perpetrator of a crime, and 2) To employ a paper diagnostics tool as a forensics device for chemically determining "whodunit".  Students will act as the characters of the scenario as well as work collaboratively to solve the mystery. The activity culminates with the testing of an unknown liquid at the crime scene using paper diagnostics.

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Rebekah Ravgiala and Tray Sleeper

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NNIN RET program at Harvard University NSF EEC 0601939 and NNIN NSF ECCS 0335765

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  • Rebekah Ravgiala, Tray Sleeper, NNCI Nano (2020), "The Case of the Patent Pending: Paper Diagnostics in Forensics," https://nanohub.org/resources/32266.

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  1. chemistry
  2. forensics
  3. high school
  4. K-12
  5. middle school
  6. NNCI Educational Materials
  7. paper diagnostics
  8. physical science
  9. social issues