This week, Year 5 all took part in their day long “Into University” workshops. At these workshops, students had the opportunity to experience a potential subject they could study at university – Forensic Science! In the morning, we learned how to preserve a crime scene, examine DNA and analyse evidence using scientific techniques such as chromatography.
Our favourite part was using balloons to look at enlarged versions of our finger prints, where we learned that everyone’s finger print is different and unique to them. In the afternoon, we applied our newly learned skills to solve the crime of the missing iPad. Students had to examine multiple pieces of evidence and deduce who would have the motive and the opportunity to commit the crime. Year 5 were fantastic detectives!
