Lesson 4 of Forensics Project. The Mystery White Powder Investigation

The Forensics Project JACOSA scheme

This is a unit of work that is designed to introduce pupils to a science laboratory for the first time. It covers work on lab safety, chemical reactions, acids and alkalis and the presentation and analysis of data. This bundle contains all of the resources required for all seven lessons of the Forensics Project. The Forensics Project is part of the JACOSA scheme. This story based learning project provides students with a compelling learning experience that is designed to put learning into context. The posters are often used at the beginning of lessons to excite learning. Teachers can plan lessons around the story. In this project, Charles Hobbles has been found dead in his laboratory and a young team of investigators are trying to find out what happened to him. In the first part of the project, the team of investigators are trained on how to use the contents of their kit bag. During the second part of the project, pupils investigate some spillt water and a mystery white powder that were discovered at the crime scene. In the final part of the project, the investigators use data to find out if the truth serum, which Charles Hobbles had invented, actually worked or not.