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Fingerprint Detectives

Lift fingerprints with cocoa powder and tape and sort them into arches, loops and whorls.

Grade 3ExperimentScienceBiologyData AnalysisLogicBeginner35 to 50 min6 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Name the three main fingerprint patterns
  • Collect and compare prints carefully
  • Use evidence to make a match

Objective

Collect fingerprints, classify their patterns, and match a mystery print to its owner.

STEM concepts

FingerprintsClassificationEvidenceObservation
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