CSI Forensic Science Educational STEAM Workshop KS3 - KS5

Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, students will be encouraged to recognize the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. All students will be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyze causes.

Our objective is and always has been, to raise attainment & aspirations in Science and in STEAM. Our full-day Forensic Science Workshops are delivered on a nationwide basis. Our Educational Workshops are tailored accordingly to your requirements and learning objectives in KS3 | KS4 | KS5.

Working Scientifically in the Curriculum ………….. Science stimulates and excites students’ curiosity about phenomena and events in the world around them and at no time has it been more relevant than in today's world. It also satisfies this curiosity with knowledge. Because science links direct practical experience with ideas it can engage learners at many levels. The Scientific method is about developing and evaluating explanations through experimental evidence and modeling. This is a spur to critical and creative thought, all students learn to question and discuss science-based issues that may affect their own lives.

Delivered through a 'Full Day' Forensic Science Workshop at your school premises, in the School or Sports Hall, a series of educational, ‘hands-on' & practical activities, which additionally, promote early intervention and introduce students to the Criminal Justice System at an early age, when it really matters.

The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all students develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics, developing an understanding of the nature, processes, and methods of science through different types of science inquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them and equipping them with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and in the future.

Our CSI Workshops are cross-curricular and support the following subjects:
Science: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Citizenship, History, PSHE, History, Geography, Maths, English, Media, ICT, RE, Criminology, and Forensic Science.

In the 15 years of teaching this subject, Forensic Science and in particular, Forensic Science applications can now be used in establishing a person's ethnicity and heritage, which can be extremely useful during a Crime Scene Investigation process, and this development is discussed in detail within RE and PSHE sessions and is very popular.

The modern world needs young people who are sufficiently confident in their own beliefs and values that they can respect the religious and cultural differences of others, and contribute to a cohesive and compassionate society.   

Our Forensic Science Workshops are designed to engage the students in “hands-on” interactive activities ensuring the student’s full participation both individually and within teams using problem-solving techniques.

Further Education: Additionally, students can learn about occupations/careers related to Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation and how these techniques relate and integrate into everyday life and the importance that this specialist skillset plays within today’s criminal justice system. 

CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Forensic Science - Full Day Workshop
9:15 am - 3:15 pm / 3:30 pm

Delivered in the school hall/sports hall and lunchtime can be accommodated if required.

MORNING SESSION:    During the morning session all students will be fully engaged in practical, 'hands-on' activities, these will include learning about the processes and applications used in a Crime Scene Investigation including, Fingerprinting using Magnetic Powder and Black Ink.  Additionally, the pupils will be looking at Footwear castings and producing their own footwear markings, analyzing their own hair and fibers from their clothing.  The activity on Hair analysis is a great introduction to “DNA” and Inclusion and Diversity, which we explore and is always a very engaging and popular session with all pupils.  The last part of this session is looking at the collection and preservation of evidence at a Crime Scene and the importance of evidence retrieval and the significant part it plays in a court of law, giving the students an insight into the Criminal Justice System.
 
AFTERNOON SESSION:  During the afternoon session, all students will don a White SOCO (Scene of Crime Officer) suit, gloves, mask, and overshoes, and then they will be required to apply their newly acquired skill-set learned from the morning session to their group mock-up Crime Scenes.  All groups will investigate and report their findings with the help of an Incident Report, a Victim Profile, and Suspect Profiles, and all the authentic forensic resources required to investigate this crime.  In the afternoon session, as a Teacher you will witness firsthand how all the students completely engage in this workshop, problem-solving and equally, the workshop encourages your students to work independently and in “non-friendship” groups.  Our CSI Workshops are guaranteed to Inspire, Motivate, Engage and completely keep your students on task all day.

We can deliver our workshop in a classroom to a minimum of 30 pupils and up to
150 students, for larger year groups our workshop can be delivered over a 2-day period
or your school does have the option of having “the morning session” of the workshop and having this repeated for the second half of the cohort in the afternoon. A school or sports hall would be required for larger cohorts.

A typical Full Day Workshop delivery would be 120 Students based on
20 Groups of 6 students.

Yes Please let us know more about your group and we will get back to you with more details about the suitability of what we offer.

As a CEOP Ambassador, our workshops have continued to be developed and we can offer an e-Safety session, tackling Social Media platforms, age restrictions, and appropriate age-related content.  

Our program is delivered using resources from Thinkuknow provided by CEOP [Child Exploitation Online Protection Agency] and NCA [National Crime Agency].