Tiny detectives unravel mysteries with future forensic science experts!

Last week, the Year 9 and 10 Forensic Science classes embarked on an enriching excursion to Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, where students had the exciting opportunity to showcase their leadership, collaborative, and forensic skills whilst engaging with curious Kindy students. The session was filled with fun, innovative games and activities organised by our St John Paul II students.

The session began with the JPC students conducting an experiment to investigate how the height, weight and speed of a person walking affects the depth of a footprint – a useful skill when investigating a crime scene.

After that, the activities with the Holy Spirit students commenced, with the first activity being the Kindy students getting their ‘mugshot’ taken. Then the young students went outside for a stimulating relay race, retrieving parts of a JPC student’s face in order to puzzle it together and identify the criminal among the JPC ‘suspects’.

The final activity revolved around the uniqueness of fingerprints. Each kindergartener had the chance to create a profile of their fingerprints using kid-friendly ink to press their finger on a sheet of paper and analyse it through a magnifying glass. 

Overall, the day proved to be a success with both the mini and senior detectives taking away valuable lessons from the experience, proving that anyone can be a bright forensic scientist no matter how big or small! 

A big thank you to Mr Hanna and Mr Holloway for organising the excursion, and guiding us to set up activities that Kindy children not just enjoy, but learn some skills in Forensics.

Amy H, Year 9 MT
Y9/10 Forensic Science