Forensics Shopping List

Here’s a list of the supplies you’ll need to complete most of the basic experiments in this series:

• 5 Microscope slides
• 2 magnifying lenses (handheld type)
• Sunglasses (ones that are okay to glue stuff to)
• 2 small mirrors (mosiac mirrors from a craft store work well)
• Current denominations ($1, $5, $10 and higher if possible) bills
• Hair samples
• Cobalt chloride
• Cotton swab
• Goggles
• Crayon
• Test tube with stopper
• Index card
• Lemon juice
• Distilled water
• Hair dryer
• Hot glue and glue sticks
• Scissors
• Tape
• Microscope (optional)

Note that the more advanced experiments, including the laser alarms, trip wire, pressure sensors, laser maze, and laser transmitters have their own individual materials listed with each experiment. Please refer to each experiment for a full and complete itemized material list with order links.