Lab Kit for Bright Thinker High School Forensics

Purchase the Bright Thinker curriculum separately. This kit only contains lab supplies.

Get the lab materials for doing the labs, activities, and investigations in Bright Thinker Forensic Science! This science lab kit contains the harder-to-find items you'll need for the hands-on experiments, including a UV black light, a Vernier caliper, and a foreign currency sample, and so much more! Expand the 'What's Included' tab below for a complete list of included items.

Forensic Science comes alive with these rigorous, hands-on investigations! Use our custom designed Bright Thinker science lab kit to:

• Develop and lift latent fingerprints using multiple detection methods
• Test simulated bloodstains using presumptive chemical indicators
• Cast footprint and tool-mark impressions
• Examine fabric, fiber, and currency evidence under magnification and UV light
• Practice precise measurement and documentation of physical evidence

With this kit, your student will engage in these hands-on labs, activities, and investigations:

• Develop latent fingerprints using cyanoacrylate (super glue) fuming
• Perform a presumptive blood test using phenolphthalein solution
• Cast a footprint or tool-mark impression in plaster of paris
• Compare fabric samples (cotton, polyester, silk) under magnification
• Examine currency samples for security features using a UV black light and magnifying glass
• Measure and record evidence using a Vernier caliper and protractor

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

Items included in the kit:

• Alcohol Lamp Burner
• Aluminum foil sheet
• Baking Soda
• Cheesecloth
• Clear Nail Polish
• Construction paper
• Cornstarch
• Distilled Water
• Fabric
• Food coloring
• Forceps
• Foreign Currency Sample
• Gloves
• Glucose Syrup
• Graph paper
• Hydrogen Peroxide 
• Iodine Solution
• Iron Filings
• Isopropyl Alcohol
• Jar, plastic
• Lab Apron
• Lens Cleaner
• Lens Cleaning Paper
• Magnifying Glass
• Marker
• Microscope Slide Set
• Paint Brush
• Phenolphthalein Solution
• Pipet (medicine dropper)
• Plaster of paris
• Protractor
• Ruler
• Safety Goggles
• Salt packet
• Spot Plate
• Sugar
• Super Glue
• Swab applicator, 2 pack
• Tape
• Tape Measure
• Test Tubes
• Toothpicks
• UV Black Light
• Vernier Caliper
• Watch Glass

Other items needed:

• Authentic US bill (any denomination)
• Blank sheets of paper
• Bowl (for hot water bath)
• Camera
• Clipboard
• Counterfeit detection pen (optional)
• Hair samples
• Highlighter
• Measuring cups for water
• Microscope
• Mixing containers and stirring tools
• Paper towels
• Pencil, pens
• Timer/stopwatch
• Ventilation hood

Additional information from Home Science Tools:

1. The products in this kit are intended for parent/teacher use to complete curriculum lab activities with students.
2. Some items are not designed for or intended primarily for children ages 12 and under.
3. Some materials and many chemicals we provide are dangerous and may be harmful if misused. With your purchase, you are assuming all responsibility for any injuries or damages resulting from the storage, use, and disposal of all materials and chemicals.
4. Some products may differ from the web image (such as clay, food coloring, etc.)
5. While our kits conveniently contain most of the items you need to complete the labs, they do not include some common household items or more expensive items like microscopes and live cultures.

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