Forensic science team visits

A forensic science team from New York City visited Brisbane Water Secondary College on Wednesday, March 28, as part of an educational tour of Australia.

The team presented a crime scene to students where they heard about suspects and had an opportunity to gather evidence to solve the crime themselves.

Fingerprinting, DNA profiling, ballistics, microscopy, trace evidence transfer, gas chromatography was made available for the students to identify the murderer.

Tests carried out in real forensic laboratories were also presented to students so they could learn how forensic scientists process crime scenes.

The presentation titled A Case of Conspiracy visits schools all over Australia.

The visit was funded by Brisbane Water Secondary College's science department

Thirty students from Years 7 through to 9 attended the two hour long presentation.

Newsletter, 12 Mar 2012 Frank Gasper, Brisbane Water Secondary College