CSI Forensics MiniLab

Ideal for high school biology and forensic science students, this MiniLab contains materials for 10 groups (30-40 students). Using the MiniOne System and this CSI Forensics MiniLab, students get a chance to be crime scene investigators in the classroom.

• Students cast, load, and run agarose gels using DNA from a crime scene, victim, and three suspects
• Logically integrate multiple lines of evidence, including fingerprints, hair samples, and DNA profiling to connect an individual with a crime scene
• Understand the statistical principles of human identification using DNA
• Store in the refrigerator; GelGreen™ Cups should be left in the original package and protected from light; guaranteed stable for six months with proper storage

Materials included in each MiniLab

Each MiniLab contains enough materials for 10 workstations, 2 – 3 students per workstation.

• 10 1% agarose GelGreen™ Cups
• 5 DNA samples
• 1 bottle of 100 ml Tris-Borate-EDTA (TBE) buffer concentrate, enough to make 2L of 1X running buffer
• 1 bag of 0.65 ml microcentrifuge tubes
• 1 bag of 2-200 µl micropipette tips
• 1 Teacher's guide

Teaching resources

Teacher's guide, student guide and classroom handouts to get the most out of your CSI Forensics Kit.